Question

1. practice nadeem has a photo that is 5 inches tall and 8 inches wide. he plans to print copies of the photo in different sizes. a. for one of the copies, nadeem enlarges the dimensions of the original photo by a factor of 3. what are the dimensions of the enlarged photo? b. for another copy, nadeem shrinks the dimensions of the original photo by a factor of 0.75. what are the dimensions of the smaller photo?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate enlarged height

Multiply original height by 3.
$5\times3 = 15$

Step2: Calculate enlarged width

Multiply original width by 3.
$8\times3 = 24$

Step3: Calculate shrunk height

Multiply original height by 0.75.
$5\times0.75=3.75$

Step4: Calculate shrunk width

Multiply original width by 0.75.
$8\times0.75 = 6$

Answer:

a. Height: 15 inches, Width: 24 inches
b. Height: 3.75 inches, Width: 6 inches