Problema Solution

Ben prints a picture and the photo has a length of 14 inches and a width of 10 inches. Then Ben decides to print the picture in a smaller size. The ration of the size of the new picture to that of the original is 1.5 to 2. What is the length and width of the new picture

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Let

l = the length of the new picture

w = the width of the new picture

14 : l = 1.5 : 2

l = (2*14)/1.5

l = 18.67 in

10 : w = 1.5 : 2

w = (2*10)/1.5

w = 13.33 in

The length and width of the new picture are 18.67 in and 13.33 in.