Marie has a small copy of rene magritte famous painting, The Schoolmaster. Her copy has dimensions 2 inches by 1.5. The scale of the copy is 1in: 40cm. Since 1 inch is 2.54 cm, find the dimensions of the original painting in inches. Must show work

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24 August, 20:54

Marie has a small copy of rene magritte famous painting, The Schoolmaster. Her copy has dimensions 2 inches by 1.5. The scale of the copy is 1in: 40cm. Since 1 inch is 2.54 cm, find the dimensions of the original painting in inches. Must show work

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Annie Smith · Answer 1

Scale: 1 inch : 40cm a) 2 inches x 40 cm = 80 cm; 1.5 inches x 40 cm = 60 cm b) Area = 80 cm * 60 cm = 4,800 cm² c) 80 cm * 1 inch / 2.54 cm = 31.50 inches; 60 cm * 1 inch/2.54 cm = 23.60 inches d) Area = 31.50 in * 23.60 in = 743.40 inches²