Question

Eduardo wants to enlarge the picture shown to 4 inches by 6 inches for a school project. If his school's copy machine can only enlarge up to 150% by whole number percents, find two percents by which he can enlarge the piece and get as close to 4 inches by 6 inches or less.

Answer 1

your answer should be: 150% and 133%

Answer 2

Start by enlarging the picture 2 inches by 3 inches up to 150%. This leads to a 3 inch by 4.5 inch picture. Eduardo wants to enlarge the picture to 4 inches by 6 inches. 4/3 = 1.33 6/4.5= 1.33 Therefore, the two whole number percents are 150% and 133%.