Question

Nash is making a framed enlargement of a Mary Cassatt postage stamp to present to a retired postmaster. He enlarges the stamp using a scale of 2 inches to 1 centimeter. If the actual length of the stamp is 3 centimeters and its width is 5 centimeters, what are the dimensions of the scale picture?

Answer 1

6 in. x 10 in

Set the problem up as a ratio.

Answer 2

Answer: 6 by 10 inches

Explanation:

Given: Nash is making a framed enlargement of a Mary Cassatt postage stamp to present to a retired postmaster.

The scale of enlargement is 2 inches to 1 centimeter.

The actual length of the stamp = 3 centimeters

The length of frame =
`2*3=6\ inches`

The actual width of the stamp = 5 centimeters

The width of frame =
`2*5=10\ inches`

Thus, the dimension fo the scale picture is 6 by 10 inches