In an older television set, the screen height is 0.75 times the screen width. If a television set measures 20 inches along the diagonal, what is the screen width? inches Give your answer as an exact answer (expression), or as a decimal with at least 2 decimal places.

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In an older television set, the screen height is 0.75 times the
screen width.
If a television set measures 20 inches along the diagonal,
what is the screen width?
inches
Give your answer as an exact answer (expression), or as a
decimal with at least 2 decimal places.
Transcribed Image Text:In an older television set, the screen height is 0.75 times the screen width. If a television set measures 20 inches along the diagonal, what is the screen width? inches Give your answer as an exact answer (expression), or as a decimal with at least 2 decimal places.
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