The book is 6 inches wide and 9 inches tall a publisher wants to use a scale factor of 1.5 to enlarge a book what will the area of the front of the book be after the book is enlarged
The original area of the front of the book is 6 inches * 9 inches = 54 square inches.
After the book is enlarged with a scale factor of 1.5, the new width will be 6 inches * 1.5 = 9 inches.
The new height will be 9 inches * 1.5 = 13.5 inches.
The area of the front of the book after enlargement will be 9 inches * 13.5 inches = 121.5 square inches. Answer: \boxed{121.5}.