a rectangular school banner has a lenght of 44 inches, a perimeter of 156 inches, and an area of 1496 square inches. the cheerleaders make signs similar to the banner. the length of a sign is 11 inches. What is the area of the cheerleaders sign? (Show your work)
2*44+2x=156 88+2x=156 2x=68 x=34 length to width ratio 44:34 Divide both sides by 4 sot that length is 11: 11:8.5 11*8.5=93.5 So the area is 93 square inches.