document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=827332>Question 827332</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Okay so I know it has to do with proportions and I don't necessarily need an answer I just need to know how to set this problem up. Please and thank you :) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A 4 by 6in. Drawing is enlarged to put on a poster that measures 20 by 24 in. What are the dimensions of the largest enlargement possible? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I feel like the largest would be 20 by 24. Right?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #498685 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=498685\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Not right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length to width ratio of the drawing is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The drawing's length is 1.5 times its width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "With a width if 20 inches, the same ratio would require a length of 30 inches (1.5 times 20 inches).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your poster is not long enough. It is much more \"squarish\" than the drawing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You cannot enlarge the drawing so much.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can only enlarge it enough the fill the length, but will end up with an enlarged drawing narrower than the 20 inch width of the poster.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width to length ratio of your drawing (before and after enlarging) is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=width%2F%2224+inch%22=4%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"width%2F%2224+inch%22=4%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=width=4%2A%2824inch%29%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"width=4%2A%2824inch%29%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28width=16inch%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28width=16inch%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your enlarged drawing will measure 16 inches by 24 inches.<BR>\n" );
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