SOLUTION: 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 shou

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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?
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are two spaces in between the 3 pictures, accounting for
2 X 1/4" = 1/2"
The margins account for %281%2B2%261%2F2%29" = 3%261%2F2"
The portion of the page width not available for pictures (margins plus spaces between pictures) is
%281%2F2%2B3%261%2F2%29" = 4"
The total width of the page is 8%261%2F2" = 8.5"
The portion of the page width not available for pictures is
%288.5-4%29" = 4.5"
The portion of the page width available for each of the 3 pictures is
%284.5%281%2F3%29%29" = 1.5" = 1%261%2F2"