Answer:
24.75inches
Explanation:
The question is incomplete. The complete question is as shown below;
If the answer is not a whole number, it should be entered as a decimal rounded to the hundredths place.
"A photograph with a width of 5.5 inches is being enlarged by a factor of 4 1/2 to make a poster.
The new width of the photograph is_____ inches"
The poster is rectangular in shape. formula for finding the area of a rectangle,
Area A = Length L × width W
Initial width if the photograph = 5.5inches.
If the photograph is enlarged by a factor of 4 1/2, then the new width also increase by that factor since increase in the size of the photograph leads to increase in its area.
New width = 4 1/2 × initial width
New width = 4 1/2 × 5.5
New width = 9/2 × 55/10
New width = 495/20
New width = 24.75inches (to its hundreths place