Answer:
x = 10
Step-by-step explanation:
We can use ratios to solve
Side over bottom
5 5+3
---- = --------
x 16
Using cross products
5 * 16 = (5+3)*x
80 = 8x
Divide by 8
10 = x
x = 10. This is a dilation. To find x, you must first find what you are dilating and by how much. 8 is the starting value, and 5 is the newer value. 5 divided by 8 is .625. Then multiply.625 by 16, to get 10, or x
