QuestionWatch VideoShow ExamplesThe length of a cell phone is 1.4 inches and the width is 4.2 inches. The company making the cell phone wants to make a new version whose length will be 1.75 inches. Assuming the side lengths in the new phone are proportional to the old phone, what will be the width of the new phone?
Q. QuestionWatch VideoShow ExamplesThe length of a cell phone is 1.4 inches and the width is 4.2 inches. The company making the cell phone wants to make a new version whose length will be 1.75 inches. Assuming the side lengths in the new phone are proportional to the old phone, what will be the width of the new phone?
Identify Proportion: Step 1: Identify the proportion between the old and new lengths of the phone.
Calculate New Width: Step 2: Calculate the new width using the proportion found in Step 1.
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