SOLUTION: A 8 in. by 10 in. photo is reduced so that the width (the shorter dimension) is 3 in. What is the length of the reduced photo?

Question 1012948: A 8 in. by 10 in. photo is reduced so that the width (the shorter dimension) is 3 in. What is the length of the reduced photo?
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A 8 in. by 10 in. photo is reduced so that the width (the shorter dimension) is 3 in. What is the length of the reduced photo?
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I believe everybody agree that the photo was reduced proportionally.

So, use the proportion

= .

Now you can find the unknown length x of the reduced photo from the proportion as x = = = in.

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