Question

PLEASE ANSWER ASAP AND PROVIDE EXPLANATION! A copy machine is set up to enlarge an original in the ratio 2:3. What is this enlargement in percent?

Answer 1

50% more

3-2=1

1/2=0.5

0.5=50%

You can also double check by adding half of two and checking if it is 3

2 x 0.5 = 1

2 + 1 = 3

50% increase

Hope this helps

Explanation:

Answer 2

50%

Explanation:

Enlarging it in the ratio 2:3 means dividing it by 2 and multiplying it by 3.

Lest's pretend the original size was 100 in. 100/2x3=150

So in this case we enlarged it by 50 in. which is 50% of 100.

So, the enlargement as a percentage is 50%