Ricardo has a square hot tub. He wants to build a square
pool next to it that is a dilation of the hot tub using a scale
factor of 5
If the pool is to be 24 ft on each side, what is the length of
one side of the hot tub?
4ft
4.8 ft
6 ft
72 ft

Respuesta :

Answer:

4.8ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the length of the side of the hot tub. Ricardo wants the pool's sides to be 5 times as long, so

5x=24\implies x=\dfrac{24}5=4.8\text{ ft}  

Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

got it right on edge