Question

Miguel has a painting that is 4 inches wide by 2 feet long. He made an enlarged copy of it. The enlarged copy is 1 foot wide. What is the length of the enlarged copy in feet?

Answer 1

The length of the enlarged copy in feet is 2.7 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The painting is 4 inches wide and 2 feet long.
• convert inches into feet (1 inch=0.083 foot). Therefore, 4 inches=0.3 feet
• The enlarged copy is 1 foot wide and 'x' feet long.

The width is enlarged from 0.3 to 1 which is increased by 0.7 feet.

∴ The length should also be increased by 0.7 feet = 2+0.7 = 2.7 feet