A picture 2.5 inches wide and 3.5 inches high is to be enlarged so the height will be 5.25 inches. How wide will the picture be after it is enlarged?

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Dan Brouwer · Answer 1 · 2024-07-30T16:50:10+0000

To find the width of the picture after it is enlarged, set up a proportion using the given information and solve.

To find the width of the picture after it is enlarged, we can set up a proportion using the given information:

Original Width / Original Height = Enlarged Width / Enlarged Height

Plugging in the values, we get:

2.5 inches / 3.5 inches = Enlarged Width / 5.25 inches

Cross multiplying, we have:

2.5 inches * 5.25 inches = 3.5 inches * Enlarged Width

Simplifying, we find that the width of the picture after it is enlarged is approximately 3.75 inches.