document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=972647>Question 972647</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a photo is 4cm by 6 cm and you which to enlarged it 150%. What would be the new length and width?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose you use 2cm by 3 cm copy of the original 4cm by 6cm. What percent should you use? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #595275 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=595275\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if you start with a 4 by 6 and you want to increase the dimensions by 150%, then you would multiply each of the dimensions by 1.5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*1.5 = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6*1.5 = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your new dimensions are 6 by 9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the original dimensions are increased to 150% of what they were.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you start with 4 by 6 and you want to decrease the dimensions to 2 by 3, then you would multiply each of the dimensions by .5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*.5 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6*.5 = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your new dimensions are 2 by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the original dimensions are reduced to 50% of what they were.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note that you are increasing or decreasing the dimensions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the area will be increased or decreased by the square of this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your original is 4 by 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your new is 6 by 9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the dimensions of the 6 by 9 are 150% of the dimensions of the 4 by 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the area of the 6 by 9 is 54 and the area of the 4 by 6 is 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54/24 = 2.25.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the area has been increased to 225% of its original size.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take 150% and square it and you get 1.5^2 = 2.25 = 225%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you have to convert the percent to a decimal equivalent before squaring it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150% decimal equivalent is 150/100 = 1.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your original is 4 by 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your new is 2 by 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the dimensions of the 2 by 3 are 50% of the dimensionf of the 4 by 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the area of the 2 by 3 is 6 and the area of the 4 by 6 is 24.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/24 = .25.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the area has been decreased to 25% of its original size.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take 50% and square it and you get .5^2 = .25 = 25%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you have to convert the percent to a decimal equivalent before squaring it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50% decimal equivalent is 50/100 = .5\r<BR>\n" );
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