Question

Honestly I don't know what to do at this point please help

Joe is working at the storage yard. It is 50 yards from the entrance (V) to the checkpoint (W). From there, it is 40 yards to the guard post (X). From his spot at the guard post, Joe notices a barrel tipped over 12 yards away (Z). The spill stretches to the fence (Y). If AXYZ is similar to AXVW, what is the distance d across the chemical spill? * zd Y 12 yd X 40 yd 50 yd W​

Answer 1

15 yds

Explanation:

40 divided by 50 equals 4/5, so the lengths of the other triangle have to match that ratio. 3 fits into 12 four times and 15 five times, which makes it a four to five ratio.