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UKMT Pink Kangaroo, 2021

Geometry Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer United Kingdom

Six rectangles are arranged as shown. The number inside each rectangle gives the area, in $\text{cm}^2$ , of that rectangle. The rectangle on the top left has height 6 cm. What is the height of the bottom right rectangle?

(A) $4 \text{ cm}$ (B) $5 \text{ cm}$ (C) $6 \text{ cm}$ (D) $7.5 \text{ cm}$ (E) $10 \text{ cm}$

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