SOLUTION: A drawing of a company logo is 4 inches wide and 5inches long. If the drawing is enlarged so that it is 12.5 inches long and the original proportions remain unchanged, how many inc

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Question 1062436: A drawing of a company logo is 4 inches wide and 5inches long. If the drawing is enlarged so that it is 12.5 inches long and the original proportions remain unchanged, how many inches wide will the enlarged drawing be?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is 4:5 as x:12.5
The first is enlarged 2.5 fold
The second is enlarged 2.5 fold to 10 inches wide.