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A scale drawing is made to enlarge a picture by using a scale factor of 3. The enlarged picture is 9 inches by 15 inches. What are the dimensions of the original picture? 3 inches by 5 inches 3 inches by 15 inches 6 inches by 12 inches 27 inches by 45 inches

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Answer:

3 inches by 5 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

The scale factor is 3 so the original lengths are 1/3 of the enlarged , so the answer is 9/3 by 15/3

= 3 by 5.

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The dimensions of the original picture is 3in by 5in

Scale factors and dimension

Let the original dimension of the drawing be x in by y in

If the dimension of the enlarged picture is 9 inches by 15 inches after using a scale factor of 3, then;

x = 9/3  = 3in

y = 15/3 = 5in

Hence the dimensions of the original picture is 3in by 5in

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