document.write( "Question 1157114: Casey wants to shrink a poster at Kinko’s. The poster is two feet by three feet. He wants to make it 1/9 of the
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Algebra.Com's Answer #779919 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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I want the proportions to stay the same, so
\n" ); document.write( "I will say:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+2%2Ak+%29%2A%28+3%2Ak+%29+=+%28+1%2F9+%29%2A%28+2%2A3+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+6k%5E2+=+6%2A%28+1%2F9+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+k%5E2+=+1%2F9+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+2k+%29%2A%28+3k+%29+=+2%2A%281%2F3%29+%2A+3%2A%28+1%2F3+%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+2%2F3+=+6%2F9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2%2F3+=+2%2F3+\"
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