Homework Help: math

Posted by beatrice on Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 8:58pm.

Suppose that a picture is 8 inches by 10 inches (width by height). You want to enlarge it so it is 20 inches wide. How tall will it be?

math - Ms. Sue, Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 9:00pm
Cross multiply and solve for h.

Let h = height.

8/10 * 20/h

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