document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "
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There are two spaces in between the 3 pictures, accounting for
\n" ); document.write( "2 X 1/4\" = 1/2\"
\n" ); document.write( "The margins account for \"%281%2B2%261%2F2%29\"\" = \"3%261%2F2\"\"
\n" ); document.write( "The portion of the page width not available for pictures (margins plus spaces between pictures) is
\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%2B3%261%2F2%29\"\" = 4\"
\n" ); document.write( "The total width of the page is \"8%261%2F2\"\" = \"8.5\"\"
\n" ); document.write( "The portion of the page width not available for pictures is
\n" ); document.write( "\"%288.5-4%29\"\" = \"4.5\"\"
\n" ); document.write( "The portion of the page width available for each of the 3 pictures is
\n" ); document.write( "\"%284.5%281%2F3%29%29\"\" = \"1.5\"\" = \"1%261%2F2\"\"
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