SOLUTION: Melinda has a photo that is 8 inches by 11 inches. She wants to enlarge its length to 44 inches. What should the width be? x/11=44/8 (this is divided by 4) x=11(11/2) Im Stuc

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Question 1126470: Melinda has a photo that is 8 inches by 11 inches. She wants to enlarge its length to 44 inches. What should the width be?
x/11=44/8 (this is divided by 4)
x=11(11/2)
Im Stuck- do you multiply each fraction by 11?
Please show me the work- Thanks
Answer by ikleyn(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
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The length should be enlarged from 11 to 44 inches.

So the new length should be 4 times as long as the old length was.

Do you understand it ?


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