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OpenStudy (hang254):

A toy company manufactures arcade games. They are marketing a new pinball machine to children. It is similar in size to the adult version of the same game. Both the adult and child models are shown below. If the perimeter of the adult pinball machine is 172 inches, what is the length, in inches of G'A' ?

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OpenStudy (hang254):

@zepp

OpenStudy (zepp):

This is a nice ratio problem; Similar in size means that their sides and their area are in ratio.

OpenStudy (hang254):

ok. so would it be like a proportion?

OpenStudy (zepp):

Exactly, you'll need to find that proportion.

OpenStudy (hang254):

56/35 = x/14

OpenStudy (zepp):

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