SOLUTION: Melinda has a photo that is 8 inches by 11 inches. She wants to enlarge its length to 44 inches. What should the width be?
x/11=44/8 (this is divided by 4)
x=11(11/2)
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Question 1126470: Melinda has a photo that is 8 inches by 11 inches. She wants to enlarge its length to 44 inches. What should the width be?
x/11=44/8 (this is divided by 4)
x=11(11/2)
Im Stuck- do you multiply each fraction by 11?
Please show me the work- Thanks
Answer by ikleyn(52814) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The length should be enlarged from 11 to 44 inches.
So the new length should be 4 times as long as the old length was.
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