1. Bria is a customer who would like to display her collection of soap carvings on top of her bookcase. The collection needs an area of 300 square inches. What
should b equal for the top of the bookcase to have the correct area? Round your
answer to the nearest tenth of an inch.

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x = 2

step-by-step explanation:

if sr parallel to ba then the sides bc and ac are in proportion, that is

= ← substitute values

= ( cross- multiply )

27x = 6(4x + 1)

27x = 24x + 6 ( subtract 24x from both sides )

3x = 6 ( divide both sides by 3 )

x = 2