SOLUTION: Mark has a postcard with a width of 3 2/3 inches. He wants to enlarge the postcard by a factor of 9 1/2 to make a poster. Which of the following is true? A. The poster will ha

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Question 1097965: Mark has a postcard with a width of 3 2/3 inches. He wants to enlarge the postcard by a factor of 9 1/2 to make a poster. Which of the following is true?
A.
The poster will have a width of 34 5/6 inches.
B.
The poster will have a width of 41 4/5 inches.
C.
The poster will have a width of 28 1/2 inches.
D.
The poster will have a width of 1/3 inches.

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The width will be 3 2/3*9 1/2, or 11/3*19/2=209/6=34 5/6
A.

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