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14. TELEVISION The ratio of the length of a wide-screen TV to its width is 16:9. Find the width of a wide-screen TV if the length measures 28 inches. Round to the nearest tenth.

14. TELEVISION The ratio of the length of a wide-screen TV to its width is 16:9. Find the width of a wide-screen TV if the length measures 28 inches. Round to the nearest tenth.

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13. LIFE SCIENCE The scale factor from the model of a human inner ear to the actual ear is 55:2. If one of the bones of the model is 8.25 centimeters long, how long is the actual bone in a human ear? 14. TELEVISION The ratio of the length of a wide-screen TV to its width is 16:9. Find the width of a wide-screen TV if the length measures 28 inches. Round to the nearest tenth. eRA PRACTICE es 679, 703 15. CHALLENGE Suppose two rectangles are similar with a scale factor of 2. What is the ratio of their areas? Explain. LAT. Problems WRITING IN MATH Determine whether each statement is always, sometimes, or never true. Explain your reasoning. 16. Any two rectangles are similar. 17. Any two squares are similar. LTEST PRACTICE 19. Quadrilateral ABCD is similar to quadrilateral WXYZ. 12 Triangle FGH is similar to triangle RST. 36 in 6 in. A 18 in. 27 in. 4 in. W
Transcribed Image Text:13. LIFE SCIENCE The scale factor from the model of a human inner ear to the actual ear is 55:2. If one of the bones of the model is 8.25 centimeters long, how long is the actual bone in a human ear? 14. TELEVISION The ratio of the length of a wide-screen TV to its width is 16:9. Find the width of a wide-screen TV if the length measures 28 inches. Round to the nearest tenth. eRA PRACTICE es 679, 703 15. CHALLENGE Suppose two rectangles are similar with a scale factor of 2. What is the ratio of their areas? Explain. LAT. Problems WRITING IN MATH Determine whether each statement is always, sometimes, or never true. Explain your reasoning. 16. Any two rectangles are similar. 17. Any two squares are similar. LTEST PRACTICE 19. Quadrilateral ABCD is similar to quadrilateral WXYZ. 12 Triangle FGH is similar to triangle RST. 36 in 6 in. A 18 in. 27 in. 4 in. W
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