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Nick drew a rectangular political cartoon that measures 2 inches by 4 inches. He wants to enlarge the cartoon by a scale factor of 3 for a poster presentation. The area of the original cartoon will be what fraction of the area of the enlarged cartoon?

User Venomy
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26 votes

Answer:

I believe the answer is 6/12 or 1/2

Explanation:

User Hujaakbar
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Answer:

I believ the answer is 6/12 or 1/2

Explanation:

2x3 = 6 and 4x3 = 12 and 6/12 simplified would be 1/2

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