document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=864563>Question 864563</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mario reduced a picture that is 10 inches long by 8 inches wide using a photocopier. The reduced picture is now 6 inches long. By what scale factor did the photocopier reduce the picture? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "w/6 = 8/10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w = 48/10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width = 4.8 inches<BR>\n" );
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