document.write( "Question 934408: A line segment has a length of 2 1/4 inches. The line segment was then reduced by a scale factor of 1/5. What was the length of the new segment? Show your work. \n" ); document.write( "
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x = measure in original units
\n" ); document.write( "y = measure in scaled units
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\n" ); document.write( "y/x = 1/5
\n" ); document.write( "y = (1/5)x
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\n" ); document.write( "2 1/4 = 8/4 + 1/4 = 9/4
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\n" ); document.write( "y = (1/5)*(9/4)
\n" ); document.write( "y = 9/20
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(9/20) / (9/4)
\n" ); document.write( "0.2 = 1/5
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