Question

Mona needs to photocopy a 14.5 centimeters wide by 15 centimeters long picture. She wants to enlarge the picture so that its length will be
37.5 centimeters. How wide will the enlarged picture be?
O a
38.8 cm
Ob
37 cm
ос
93.75 cm
Od
36.25 cm

Answer 1

Answer:

The enlarged picture will have a width of 35.8 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

We can solve this question by proportions, using rule of three.

When the length is of 15 centimeters, the width will be of 14.5 centimeters. What is the width when the length is 37 centimeters?

15 cm - 14.5 cm

37 cm - x

Applying cross multiplication

$15x = 14.5*37$

$x = \frac{14.5*37}{15}$

$x = 35.8$

The enlarged picture will have a width of 35.8 cm