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The diagram shows the width and height of a table. Mr. Howell wants to build a table with the same ratio of width and height as shown in the diagram. He wants the height of his table to be only 24 inches. How wide should Mr. Howell make his table?

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Based on the diagram and the ratio of width and height in it, the width that Mr. Howell should make his table is 48 inches .

How wide should Mr. Howell's table be?

The width of the table in the diagram is 12 cm and the height is 6cm.

This means that the ratio of width to height is:

12 : 6

2 : 1

As Mr. Howell wants his table to be 24 inches high, the width of the table would be:

2 : 1

x  : 24

Cross-multiply to get:

x = 48 inches

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