SOLUTION: you are using a photograph that is 4 inches wide and 6 inches high to paint a portrait of a friend on a canvas that is 1 foot wide and 18 inches high. are the dimensions of the por

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Question 1140529: you are using a photograph that is 4 inches wide and 6 inches high to paint a portrait of a friend on a canvas that is 1 foot wide and 18 inches high. are the dimensions of the portrait a dilation of the dimensions of the photograph? If so, state the scale factor. If not,explain why not
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The photo is 4x6 inches; a foot is 12 inches, so the canvas is 12x18 inches.

Is the ratio 4:6 of the photograph the same as the ratio 12:18 of the painting?

If so, what is the scale factor?