Question

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Answer 1

You originally draw a design for an art contest on a 2 in. x 5 in. card. The second phase of the contest requires the drawing to be transferred to an 8.5 in x 11 in. standard sheet of paper and utilize as much of the space on the paper as possible. You determine that the largest size one of the dimensions of your drawing can be is 10.5 in. What is the length of the other dimension if the two drawings are similar?

Answer 2

I don't even know where to start.

Answer 3

Can someone explain how I would even start.

Answer 4

write them into formulas

Answer 5

What do you mean?

Answer 6

make proportions
\[5/8 = x/10.5\]

Answer 7

How did you get that?

Answer 8

whoos i mean \[2/5 = x/10.5\]

Answer 9

Wouldn't it be 5/8.5 = x/10.5

Answer 10

oh well then how did you get that?

Answer 11

becasue the orginal dimentions were 2/5 and since you have the lenght of the longest side which is 10.5 you are trying to find x

Answer 12

would it be4.2

Answer 13

How do we know 10.5 is the length?

Answer 14

yes

Answer 15

since you know that the paper you are drawing on is 8.5 by 11 and the maximum length is 10.5 you can assume that you are looking for the width

Answer 16

Ok so when you multiply 10.5 by 2.1 shouldn't you get 11?
Because when I did that it didn't come out as 11

Answer 17

Never mind. I got the correct answer. Thank you so much :)