Question

Find the missing side length for y.

Answer 1

y = 24

Explanation:

We can dilate the other sides to figure out what the scale factor is. Once we know the scale factor we can find y.

Divide 12 by 4.

12 / 4 = 3

The scale factor is 3.

Now we must multiply 8 by 3.

8 * 3 = 24.

y = 24.