are the two triangles similar? how do you know?

Answer:
No, they are not similar to each other because they are not proportional to each other.
Step-by-step explanation:
A proportional statement with both of these triangles would look like this :
8/16 = 12/12
That is not a true statement, so the triangles aren't similar :)
Answer:
No, they are not similar because are not proportional
Step-by-step explanation:
Set up proportion and simplify to check:
8/12 = 16/12
Left side is 0.6, right side is 1.3
These are not the same so no this would not work.