Question

a 3'' times 5'' photo is enlarged so that the length of the new photo is 7 inches. what is the width of the new photo?
Ms. Sue
Use a proportion:

3/5 = x/7

Cross multiply and solve for x.

5x = 21

x = 21/5

x = 4.2"

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