You are interested in purchasing a wide-screen television set at Target. On this type of TV, the ratio of screen width to screen height is 16 to 9. If a certain model you are considering has a screen width of 48 inches, what is the height of the screen

Question

anonymous · Answer

What is the height of the screen (in inches)?

nurali · Answer

16/9 = 48/x 

Cross Multiply

16x=48*9
16x=432
x=432/16
x=________

anonymous · Answer

9/16 x 48

anonymous · Answer

x=432/16..do you divide that or 9/16 x48

anonymous · Answer

27 inches

anonymous · Answer

yea that's the same answer I got when I divided 432/16