SOLUTION: Evan Hugh is doing a layout work for an art book that her employer is publishing. She has a photo that is 7.5 inches wide by 6 inches wide of a painting that she wants to fit into

Question 89708This question is from textbook Algebra 1
: Evan Hugh is doing a layout work for an art book that her employer is publishing. She has a photo that is 7.5 inches wide by 6 inches wide of a painting that she wants to fit into a space that is 4.5 inches wide. 1.) What scale factor should Evan use to reduce the photo? 2.) What will be the height of the reduced image? This question is from textbook Algebra 1

Answer by checkley75(3666) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
IF THE WIDTH IS 7.5 & THE HEIGTH IS 6. tHEN THE REDUCTION REQUIRED IS:
7.5/4.5=6/X NOW CROSS MULTIPLY
7.5X=4.5*6
7.5X=27
X=27/7.5
X=3.6 IS THE NEW HEIGHT & THE REDUCTION FACTOR IS:
6/7.5=.8 OR THE NEW IMAGE IS 80% OF THE ORIGINAL OR 20% IS THE REDUCTION FACTOR.

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