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A photograph is 8 cm wide. It is enlarged by a scale factor of 3. What is the new width of the photograph?

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24 cm\text{24 cm}

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  1. Identify the given values.

    The original width of the photograph is 8 cm8 \text{ cm}.
    The scale factor for enlargement is 3.

  2. Calculate the new width.

    To find the new width, multiply the original width by the scale factor.

    New width=Original width×Scale factor\text{New width} = \text{Original width} \times \text{Scale factor} New width=8 cm×3\text{New width} = 8 \text{ cm} \times 3 New width=24 cm\text{New width} = 24 \text{ cm}

    The new width of the photograph is 24 cm\text{24 cm}.

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