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 2 cm by 4 crn drawing. She set the
Xerox machine for 150% and copied her drawing. What will be the dimensions of the
copy of the drawing be?
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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Original Dimensions =2cm×4cm

Percent increase in dimensions =150

Length =2+

100

150

×2=2+3=5cm

Breadth =4+

100

150

×4=4+6=10cm

∴ The new dimensions will be 5cm×10cm.