SOLUTION: A photograph is 4 inches wide by 6 inches long. The photograph needs to be enlarged to fit into a frame that is 18 inches long. What will be the width of the enlarged photograph?

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Question 770774: A photograph is 4 inches wide by 6 inches long. The photograph needs to be enlarged to fit into a frame that is 18 inches long. What will be the width of the enlarged photograph?
Answer by Jc0110(165) About Me  (Show Source):
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width%5Boriginal%5D%2Flength%5Boriginal%5D=width%5Benlarged%5D%2Flength%5Benlarged%5D
4%2F6=width%5Benlarged%5D%2F18
width%5Benlarged%5D=%284%2F6%29%2A18
width%5Benlarged%5D=12
Therefore, the width of the enlarged photograph is 12 inches.