Consider the two similar cylinders. The heights of both cylinders are given, along with the diameter of the smaller cylinder. What is the diameter of the larger cylinder?

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A.
28 inches
B.
20 inches
C.
18 inches
D.
16 inches

the answer is C 18 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

first, set up a proportion as such:

32/12 = 48/x

next, cross multiply to get:

576 = 32x

and solve for x:

x = 18

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