A photocopier makes copies that are 40% larger than the original.
a)
An original is 12cm long. Find the length of the copy.
b)
A copy is 35cm long. Find the length of the original.

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The length of the copy is 16.8 cm ,The length of the original is 25 cm.

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Percentage is a number or ratio that represents a fraction of 100

It is given that

A photocopier makes copies that are 40% larger than the original.

An original is 12cm long. Find the length of the copy.

The copy will be

140 % of 12 cm

140 * 12/100

16.8 cm

Therefore , the length of the copy is 16.8 cm.

A copy is 35cm long. Find the length of the original.

The original will be x

140 * x / 100 = 35

x = 35 * 100 / 140 = 25cm

The length of the original is 25 cm.

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