Question

ou originally draw a design for an art contest on a 2 in. x 5 in. card. The second phase of the contest requires the drawing to be transferred to an 8.5 in x 11 in. standard sheet of paper and utilize as much of the space on the paper as possible. You determine that the largest size one of the dimensions of your drawing can be is 10.5 in. What is the length of the other dimension if the two drawings are similar? Type your exact answer in the blank without the units, and round to the nearest tenths

Answer 1

Since the largest size of one of the dimensions is 10.5, it has to correspond with the long side of the card, the 5 in. side. To find the proportion of the sides, divide 10.5 by 5. Then, multiply the other side of the card by the quotient.

10.5/5 = 2.1

2.1 * 2 = 4.2

4.2in is the shorter side. Your question asks to round to the nearest tenths, the smallest place value of the answer is already the tenths place.