document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35584>Question 35584</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Erin wants to reduce both the length and width of a picture by 1/3.  If the original picture is 12 inches by 6 inches, what will be the dimension, in inches, of the reduces picture?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 18 by 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 12 by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 9 by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 8 by 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e. 8 by 4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #21724 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=21724\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Erin wants to reduce the original length (L) by one third, so we can write the new length (nL) as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=nL+=+L+-+L%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"nL+=+L+-+L%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The original length, L = 12 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=nL+=+12+-+12%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"nL+=+12+-+12%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=nL+=+12+-+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"nL+=+12+-+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=nL+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"nL+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Likewise for the original width (W) which is 6 inches. Let the new width be nW.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=nW+=+W+-+W%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"nW+=+W+-+W%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=nW+=+6+-+6%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"nW+=+6+-+6%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=nW+=+6+-+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"nW+=+6+-+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=nW+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"nW+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The dimensions of the reduced picture are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 inches by 4 inches.<BR>\n" );
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