Question

Nash is making a framed enlargement of a Mary Cassatt postage stamp to present to a retired postmaster. He enlarges the stamp using a scale of 2 inches to 1 centimeter. If the actual length of the stamp is 3 centimeters and its width is 5 centimeters, what are the dimensions of the scale picture?
A The length is 6 inches, and the width is 10 inches.
B The length is 1.5 inches, and the width is 2.5 inches
C The length is 5 inches, and the width is 10 inches.
D The length is 5 inches, and the width is 7 inches.

Answer 1

Answer: 6 in. x 10 in.

Step-by-step explanation:

Nash is making a framed enlargement of a Mary Cassatt postage stamp to present to a retired postmaster.

1. The scale of enlargement is 2 inches to 1 centimeter.

2. The actual length of the stamp = 3 centimeters

3. The length of frame =   2 x 3 = 6 inches

4. The actual width of the stamp = 5 centimeters

5. The width of frame =  2 x 5 = 10 inches

Conclusion: Because of this, the dimensions for the scale picture would be 6 by 10 inches