Question

A photocopy was made of julie's watercolor painting. the photocopy resized the painting so that it measured 4 inches wide by 7 inches long. if the actual painting is 16 inches wide, what is the length

A.28 inches
B.9.14 inches
C.38 inches
D.64 inches

Answer 1

First, set up a ratio.

4:7= 16:x
You mutiply 4 by 4 to get 16, so you multiply 4 to 7.

4:7= 16:28
Therefore, the answer is A, 28 inches.