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Wayne has a recipe on a 3-inch by 5-inch index card that he wants to enlarge to 15 inches long. How wide will the enlargement be ?

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That would depend on which of 3 and 5 that you consider the length. If we see this as a standard business card the length would be 3 in as it is 5 in wide as you look at it.

w/15=5/3 multiply both sides by 15

w=75/3 in

w=25 in

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if you need it the other way around...

w/15=3/5 multiply both sides by 15

w=45/5 in

w=9 in
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