SOLUTION: A photograph is 4 inches wide and 6 inches long. It is enlarged to a width of 6 inches a) What is the length of the enlarged photo? b) If the original photo is enlarged to a length

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Question 1136701: A photograph is 4 inches wide and 6 inches long. It is enlarged to a width of 6 inches a) What is the length of the enlarged photo? b) If the original photo is enlarged to a length 12 inches, find the new width.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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             ORIGINAL        FIRST ENLARGE       NEXT ENLARGE

WIDTH          4              6                  4*2=8

LENGTH         6             6*(3/2)=9             12


(a):
9 inches, length for the first enlargement

(b):
8 inches, width for the second enlargement