Data:
Wide by Length
10 by 18
y by 6
Solving: Rule of three (directly proportional)
[tex] \frac{10}{18} = \frac{x}{6} [/tex]
multiply cross
[tex]18*x = 10*6[/tex]
[tex]18x = 60[/tex]
[tex]x = \frac{60}{18} \to\:\boxed{x\approx3.3\:in}[/tex]
Answer:
the new width is aproximately 3.3 in
