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6-27.

On grid paper, draw any quadrilateral. Then enlarge it by each of the following ratios.

$\frac { 4 } { 1 }$
Step 1(a):
Begin by drawing any quadrilateral.
$1$ inch
$1$ inch
square
Step 2(a):
Next, make each side four times as long.
$4$ inches
$4$ inches
$\$
$\$ square
$\$
Answer (a):
You successfully enlarged the quadrilateral by $4:1$ , since each side became four times as long.

$\frac { 7 } { 2 }$
Hint (b):
For this problem, if the length of one side is $2$ units, then its enlarged version is $7$ units. If its length is $4$ units, the enlarged version is $14$ units. Use this information to help you enlarge a quadrilateral.

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