Amira is painting a rectangular banner 2 1/4 yards wide in the cafeteria. The banner will have a blue background. Amira has enough blue paint to cover 1 1/2 square yards of wall. Find the height of the bannerif Amira uses all of the blue paint. Show your work.

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Cyrus Swanson

18 September, 12:40

Amira is painting a rectangular banner 2 1/4 yards wide in the cafeteria. The banner will have a blue background. Amira has enough blue paint to cover 1 1/2 square yards of wall. Find the height of the bannerif Amira uses all of the blue paint. Show your work.

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Katherine · Answer 1

The height of the bannerif Amira uses all of the blue paint is 2/3. Below is is the solution:

Area = h x w

1 1/2 = h x 2 1/4

3/2 = h x 9/4

h = 3/2 / 9/4

h = 3/2 x 4/9

h = 2/3