SOLUTION: A page in a school yearbook is 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches. The left margins is 1 inch and the right margin is 2 1/2 inches. The space between the pictures is 1/4 inch. How wide shou

Question 763110: A page in a school yearbook is 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches. The left margins is 1 inch and the right margin is 2 1/2 inches. The space between the pictures is 1/4 inch. How wide should each picture fit three across the page?
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are two spaces in between the 3 pictures, accounting for
2 X 1/4" = 1/2"
The margins account for " = "
The portion of the page width not available for pictures (margins plus spaces between pictures) is
" = 4"
The total width of the page is " = "
The portion of the page width not available for pictures is
" = "
The portion of the page width available for each of the 3 pictures is
" = " = "
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