Question

A customer wants you to enlarge a photo to 2 3/4 its current height. The photo’s current height is 3 1/4 inches. What should its enlarged height be, in inches?

Answer 1

8 15/16 inches

Explanation:

Multiply 3 1/4 inches by 2 3/4:

13 11

---- * ----- = 146/16 inches, or 8.9375 inches, or 8 15/16 inches.

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Answer 2

Answer: The required enlarged height of the photo is
`8(15)/(16)~\textup{inches}.`

Step-by-step explanation: Given that a customer wants you to enlarge a photo to
`2(3)/(4)` its current height and the photo’s current height is
`3(1)/(4)` inches.

We are to find the enlarged height of the photo in inches.

The enlarged height of the photo is given by

`2(3)/(4)* \textup{current height of the photo}\\\\\\=(11)/(4)*3(1)/(4)\\\\\\=(11)/(4)*(13)/(4)\\\\\\=(143)/(16)\\\\=8(15)/(16).`

Thus, the required enlarged height of the photo is
`8(15)/(16)~\textup{inches}.`