height new / height old = 42/8 = width new / width old = w / 5
w = 5 * 42 / 8
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Leland wants to paint a portrait for his parents using a photograph of them that is 5 inches wide by 8 inches high. He wants the portrait to be proportional to the photograph and 42 inches high. Which proportion can Leland use to find w, the width he needs to use to make the portrait proportional?
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