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The original photo was 11 inches wide by 14 inches high the new photo will be 132 inches wide what will be the new height

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They are similar rectangles. Therefore, the side lengths are proportional:


(11)/(132)=(14)/(x)\ \ \ \ |\text{cross multiply}\\\\11x=132\cdot14\ \ \ \ |:11\\\\x=(132\cdot14)/(11)\\\\x=(12\cdot14)/(1)\\\\x=168

Answer: The new height will be equal 168 inches.

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