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Paolo was asked to find the original dimension of an enlarged pentagon. His solution is shown next to the pentagons. A small pentagon has a bottom side length of x centimeters and left side length of 3 centimeters. A larger pentagon has a bottom side length of 8 centimeters and left side length of 12 centimeters. Write a proportion. StartFraction 3 over 12 EndFraction = StartFraction x over 8 EndFraction Cross multiply. 8 x = 36 Solve for x. x = 4.5 Not drawn to scale What error did Paolo make in his solution?

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