SOLUTION: may you please help me with this problem: a photo is 12in. wide by 18 in. tall. If the width is scaled down to 9 inches, how tall should the similar photo be? i tried to find the c

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Question 690984: may you please help me with this problem: a photo is 12in. wide by 18 in. tall. If the width is scaled down to 9 inches, how tall should the similar photo be? i tried to find the cross products and it did not work
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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a photo is 12in. wide by 18 in. tall.
If the width is scaled down to 9 inches, how tall should the similar photo be?
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The Height:Width Ratio remains the same, therefore:
Let H = the scaled down height
H%2F9 = 18%2F12
Cross multiply
12H = 9*18
H = 162%2F12
H = 13.5" in the scaled down height
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