A photograph is 5 1/3 inches wide. It is being enlarged to 3 times its original size. What is the width of the enlarged photograph?

This is what i put for mine ..

Convert 51/3 into improper fraction 16/1 then 3 into fraction .making it

16/1 × 3/1=
Then i did factor out 3 making it
16/1 × 1/1

I get my answer :16

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A photograph is 5 1/3 inches wide.It is being enlarged to 3 times its original size.What is the width of the enlarged photo?

16

Well, let me put on my magnifying glasses for this one! If the photograph is being enlarged to 3 times its size, we can multiply its original width of 5 1/3 inches by 3. I'm afraid I can't add fractions while wearing these glasses, so let's convert it into a mixed number. 5 1/3 can be written as 16/3. Now let's multiply 16/3 by 3. *queue comedic drumroll* The width of the enlarged photograph is... 48/3 inches or 16 inches! Tada! Much bigger and ready to be framed or used as a fan on a hot day.

To find the width of the enlarged photograph, we need to multiply the original width by the enlargement factor.

First, let's convert the mixed number to an improper fraction. The mixed number 5 1/3 can be written as 16/3.

The enlargement factor is 3, so we multiply 16/3 by 3 to get the width of the enlarged photograph.

16/3 * 3 = (16 * 3) / 3 = 48/3

Now, let's simplify the fraction 48/3. Both 48 and 3 are divisible by 3.

48 ÷ 3 = 16
3 ÷ 3 = 1

So, the simplified fraction is 16/1, which is equal to 16.

Therefore, the width of the enlarged photograph is 16 inches.