Mikes favorite peaches are $2.50 per pound at the local farmers market. she bought 13.5 pounds. how much did she spend?

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

25.45584

40 x 50 = 2000

step-by-step explanation:

144.50

step-by-step explanation:

21.5 x 13.4=288.10 divide by 2