Question

Harry enlarged a picture to a height of 30 inches. The original picture was 7" wide by 5" tall. Write a proportion to find the width of the enlargement and then solve for the width of the enlargement.

Answer 1

original height was 5" and it was enlarged to 30"

find the ratio by dividing 30 by 5

30 / 5 = 6

so ratio would be 1/6 meaning for every 1 inch of the original the new one is 6 inches

now you need to multiply the original width by 6 to find the new width

7" x 6 = 42"

new width = 42"