Question

Photograph is 3.5in.wide and 5in.long a newspaper editor has the photo enlarged to fit a space 7in.long how wide is the enlarged photograph?

Answer 1

Set up a proportion to answer this question.

3.5/ 5 = x/ 7

Cross multiply

5x = 24.5

Now divide by 5 on both sides.

x = 4.9

Your answer should be: The enlarged photograph is 4.9 in wide.