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Find the length of a photograph whose width is 10 inches and whole proportions are the same as a 5-inch by 8-inch photograph.

User Bev
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Answer:

length = 4

Explanation:

if the width of 10 is the same as a 5 by 8 photographer u can set up a proportion.

10/5 = x/8

User Uzhas
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5 inch is the width, 8 inch is the length.

Find to scale between the two widths:

10 /5 = 2 the larger photo is 2 times larger,

Multiply the known length by 2:

8 x 2 = 16

The length would be 16

User Marco Geertsma
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