Kelly reduced the size of a portrait to have a width of 10 inches. if she used a scale of 1 inch :2 inches, what was the width o

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Kelly reduced the size of a portrait to have a width of 10 inches. if she used a scale of 1 inch :2 inches, what was the width o

f the original portrait?

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NARA [144] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-28T21:29:54+03:00

So basically you use the ratio they have given you. You either multiply by 2 if image is enlarged or divide by 2 if it is reduced. (Keep in mind I got the 2 from your ratio : 1inch : 2inches) Therefore the find the original width, you multiply 10 by 2, giving you 20 inches.