Question

with most of the Xerox machines you can reduce or enlarge your original by entering a percentage for the copy . reshma wanted to enlarge a 2cm by 4cm drawing. she set the Xerox machines for 150%and copied her drawing. what will be the dimensions of the copy of the drawing be?

Answer 1

The drawing will be enlarged to 150% of the ORIGINAL. So, dimensions will also be 150% of the original>>> final Length =150/100*4=6 and Final breadth = 150/100*2=3.Therefore, the dimensions of the copy are 6 cm x 2 cm.