Leah's house has a media room with a large flat-screen television to watch movies. The media room television has a width of 8 feet and a height of 4.5 feet.

The flat-screen television in Leah's living room has a height of 27 inches and has the same width to height ratio as the media room television. What is the width of Leah's living room television?
A. 32 inches
B. 48 inches
C. 64 inches
D. 15 inches

Question

Leah's house has a media room with a large flat-screen television to watch movies. The media room television has a width of 8 feet and a height of 4.5 feet.

The flat-screen television in Leah's living room has a height of 27 inches and has the same width to height ratio as the media room television. What is the width of Leah's living room television?
	A. 	 32 inches
	B. 	 48 inches
	C. 	 64 inches
	D. 	 15 inches

beccaboo333 · Answer

Hold on a moment. I'm trying to figure it out so I can explain it.

anonymous · Answer

ight

beccaboo333 · Answer

I managed to confuse myself so @Luigi0210 will help you :)

luigi0210 · Answer

I think you have to set up a proportion

luigi0210 · Answer

So.. 
$$\LARGE \frac{4.5}{8}=\frac{27}{x}$$
Now solve for x/