Question

A picture32 cm long and 12cm whide is to be enlarged so that its length will become 56 cm what will be the width of the enlarged picture

Answer 1

Answer:

Ratio of Length : Width = 32 : 12 (Given)

Simplify by dividing by 4:

Ratio of Length : Width = 8 : 3

Define x:

Let x be the constant ratio

Ratio of Length : Width = 8x : 3x

Solve x:

8x = 56

x = 7

Find the width:

width = 3x = 3(7) = 21 cm

Answer: The width is 21 cm

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