document.write( "Question 140261: a photo is 8 inches long and 5 inches wide. If reduced copy is made so that the width is 3 inches, what will be the length of the copy? \n" ); document.write( "
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a photo is 8 inches long and 5 inches wide. If reduced copy is made so that the width is 3 inches, what will be the length of the copy?
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\n" ); document.write( "Use proportion:
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\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2F8\" = \"3%2Fx\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Cross multiply
\n" ); document.write( "5x = 2 * 8
\n" ); document.write( "x = \"24%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = 4.8 inches is the new length
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