Question

A poster is 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches you enlarge the poster by increasing each dimension by a factor of 2 1/2 what is the area of the new poster

Answer 1

You have to multiply each side by 2.5 then multiply the two new sides to get the answer. So 8 1/2, which is 8.5 is going to become 21.25 and 11*2.5 is going to become 27.50. So the new dimensions are 21.25 and 27.50, you multiply both of them which would give you an area of 584.375. YOU'RE WELCOME :)

Answer 2

Area of the new poster = 584.375 inch²

Explanation:

Length of old poster = 8 1/2 inches = 8.5 inches

Breadth of old poster = 11 inches

Scale factor = 2 1/2 = 2.5

Length of new poster = 8.5 x 2.5 = 21.25 inch

Breadth of new poster = 11 x 2.5 = 27.5 inch

Area of new poster = 21.25 x 27.5 = 584.375 inch²

Area of the new poster = 584.375 inch²