SOLUTION: a 3" x 5" is to be enlarged such that its new length is five times the width of the original picture.Find the dimensions of the enlarged picture
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Question 687863: a 3" x 5" is to be enlarged such that its new length is five times the width of the original picture.Find the dimensions of the enlarged picture
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
New Length = 5*(Old Width)
New Length = 5*(3)
New Length = 15
Ratio of Old Length:New Length = 5:15 ----> 1:3
So each dimension is tripled.
So
New Length = 15"
New Width = 9"
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