Question

help?? five medals

Answer 1

I got 4/16= x-3/2.5 and x=3.625 but how are they similar?

Answer 2

13

Answer 3

Because every side was multiplied by 4

Answer 4

yeah I was gonna explain it but daniel is correct

Answer 5

how did you get 13?

Answer 6

so 2.5*4=10

Answer 7

13-3=10

Answer 8

could you show me step by step?

Answer 9

You could do your ratio version too...

\[\large \frac{2}{8} = \frac{2.5}{x - 3} \]
Cross multiply
\[\large 2(x - 3) = 8\times 2.5\]
\[\large 2x - 6 = 20\]
\[\large 2x = 26\]
\[\large x = 13\]

Answer 10

I just did:
2.5*4=10
x-3=10
x=13
so
13-3=10

Answer 11

Mine is easier and shorter.

Answer 12

don't you think?

Answer 13

For this example where it is easy to see the multiple...yes, for a more complicated example, no @danielbarriosr1

Answer 14

Yes that's true

Answer 15

You got me

Answer 16

how are they similar

Answer 17

???

Answer 18

But @abbie

Where your ratio calculation went off...is you have

\[\large \frac{4}{16} = \frac{x - 3}{2.5}\]

If you want to calculate the ratio...you need to keep the sides the same...you chose the smaller side (4) then the bigger side (16) ..but when you went to the comparing ratio ...you chose the bigger polygon (x - 3) then the smaller one (2.5) you need to keep those in order to come u with the correct calculation

Answer 19

They are similar in the sense that the larger polygon is 4 times bigger than the smaller polygon

Answer 20

no I mean how are the polygons similar?

Answer 21

Yes, The larger one is 4 times bigger

Answer 22

I swear I had this problem a while ago.

Answer 23

ok thnx yall

Answer 24

No Problem

Answer 25

Anytime!

Answer 26

That's how I answered it.

Answer 27

If you use what I did though, do it slightly different. Or else the teacher might realize.