From the diagram below, if side AB is 48 cm., side DE would be ______.
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The triangle ABC is similar to the triangle DCE.
Hence, we need to find a proportion to find side DE:
If side AB = 48, it will represent the double value of the side DE.
Hence, DE = 48/2 = 24
The correct answer is option b.