SOLUTION: may you please help me with this problem: a photo is 12in. wide by 18 in. tall. If the width is scaled down to 9 inches, how tall should the similar photo be? i tried to find the c
Algebra.Com
Question 690984: may you please help me with this problem: a photo is 12in. wide by 18 in. tall. If the width is scaled down to 9 inches, how tall should the similar photo be? i tried to find the cross products and it did not work
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a photo is 12in. wide by 18 in. tall.
If the width is scaled down to 9 inches, how tall should the similar photo be?
:
The Height:Width Ratio remains the same, therefore:
Let H = the scaled down height
=
Cross multiply
12H = 9*18
H =
H = 13.5" in the scaled down height
:
RELATED QUESTIONS
Hello i need help with this problem please. It says a triangle is 18 inches wide and 3... (answered by Fombitz,ankor@dixie-net.com)
Can you explain how I solve this problem
So far I know L=w+4
A photo is four inches... (answered by scott8148)
A yardstick measures 0.5 by 2 by 36 inches. How many yardsticks will fit in a box 3.5... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
Please help me solve this problem
A photo is 3 inches longer that it is wide. A 2-... (answered by 0193)
I need help with this problem I want to make a rectangular cake that is 10 inches long... (answered by stanbon)
The original problem was:
[A photo is 4 inches longer than it is wide. A 3-inch border... (answered by Earlsdon)
The width of a photo is 2.5 inches and the length is 3 inches. Use this ratio to set up... (answered by richwmiller)
please help me solve this problem , A gym is 180 feet long, 20 yards wide and 144 inches... (answered by Alan3354)
the height of a photo is 4 inches more than its width. After enlargement the height will... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)