Examples with solutions for Similarity of Polygons: Worded problems

Exercise #1

The price of a square rug that is 2 meters long is $600.

What is the price of a square rug that has a side length of 3 meters?

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$1350

Exercise #2

Fatima receives $350 for her work on a garden that measures 10 meters by 10 meters.

How much will she receive for working on a garden measuring 20 meters by 20 meters?

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$1400

Exercise #3

Ariel paid $5,000 for the installation of a large door measuring 6 meters by 4.5 meters.

How much will Ariel pay for installing another door measuring 2 meters by 1.5 meters?

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$555.5

Exercise #4

A table that measures 3 meters by 2 meters costs $400.

How much will a table measuring 6 meters by 4 meters cost?

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$1600

Exercise #5

Sarah wants to make the same dress for herself and her daughter.

A square piece of fabric measuring four meters by four meters is $1000.

How much will she pay for a two meters by two meters piece of fabric?
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$250