Question

The diagram below shows two similar flower beds between intersecting walkways. The third side of each flower bed has a brick border. The perimeter of the large flower bed is 44 feet.



What is the length of the brick border in the small flower bed?

6 feet

12 feet

3 feet

7 feet

Answer 1

use similar triangles properties

Answer 2

length of the bigger brick border is 44-32=12 ft using similar triangles concept.....let lenght of smaller BB is X......so 4/14=X/12
therfore X=3

Answer 3

the answer is 3

Answer 4

thanks guys

Answer 5

yw..

Answer 6

correction 4/16=X/12..... X=3