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the width of a rectangle is 45% of its length. The length of the rectangle is 16 inches.
There are approximately 12.7 centimetres in 5 inches.

What is the approximate width of the rectangle in centimetres?

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Answer:

width ≈ 18.3 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

width = 45% of length

         = ×[tex]\frac{45}{100}[/tex] × 16

        = 0.45 × 16

       = 7.2 inches

Using the given conversion with x being the width in cm

[tex]\frac{5}{12.7}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{7.2}{x}[/tex] ( cross- multiply )

5x = 91.44 ( divide both sides by 5 )

x = 18.288

width ≈ 18.3 cm ( to 1 dec. place )