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A snack food company bought a larger space on a page in a magazine to place an ad. The original ad needs to be enlarged so that 1/4 in. will be shown as 7/8 in. Find the length of the snack food package in the new ad if the package in the original ad was 1 3/8.

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Answer:

  • 4 13/16 in

Step-by-step explanation:

Find the scale factor:

  • 7/8 ÷ 1/4 = 7/2

Find the increased length:

  • 1 3/8 * 7/2 = 11/8 * 7/2 = 77/16 = 4 13/16 in