Question

you want to draw an enlargement of a design that is printed on a card that is 4in by 5in. you will be drawing this design on an piece of paper that is 8 1/2in by 11in. what are the dimensions of the largest complete enlargement you can make?

Answer 1

The answer is 1-3/5 in. by 10-5/8 in.

Answer 2

8.5 inch × 10.625 inch.

Explanation:

We have the dimensions of the card are 4 inch × 5 inch.

Also, the dimensions of the paper are
`8(1)/(2)* 11` i.e. 8.5 inch × 11 inch.

Now, the possible enlargement in the sides are given by,

`(8.5)/(4)=2.125`

`(11)/(5)=2.2`

So, the maximum enlargement possible is 2.125x, where x represents the values of the dimensions of the cards.

Thus, the maximum enlargement possible is 2.125 × 4 = 8.5 and 2.125 × 5 =10.625.

Hence, the dimensions of the largest enlargement possible are 8.5 inch × 10.625 inch.