SOLUTION: ok. ill give you the problem. the instuctor of and introductory computer course wants to make a wall chart of a computer desktop for her students.to make it realistic as possible,

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: ok. ill give you the problem. the instuctor of and introductory computer course wants to make a wall chart of a computer desktop for her students.to make it realistic as possible,she would like the desktop icons to be proportional to the size of her 6'x6' chart. if the icons on her 15"x15" PC screen are 3/8"x3/8", how large should they be on her wall chart. This question is from textbook Strategies for Problem Solving workbook

Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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the scaling factor from the screen to the chart is 15" to 6' ... 72"/15" ... the screen icon is 3/8"

so the chart icon will be (3/8)(72/15) or 9/5 or 1.8"