SOLUTION: An artist is making a sketch for a painting. The sketch measures 16 inches by 4 inches. If the painting will be 175% the size of the sketch, what will be the lengths of the sides o

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Question 1184920: An artist is making a sketch for a painting. The sketch measures 16 inches by 4 inches. If the painting will be 175% the size of the sketch, what will be the lengths of the sides of the painting? How does the perimeter of the sketch compare to the perimeter of the painting?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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the dimensions will be 16*1.75 by 4*1.75 or 28 in by 7 in .
The perimeter will be 1.75 times larger, changing from 40 in to 70 in, and 70 is 1.75*40.