SOLUTION: photocopiers can reduce or enlarged an item being copied. the scale factor of the copy to the original is expressed as a percent. if you want the original to be one fourth the side

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Question 567568: photocopiers can reduce or enlarged an item being copied. the scale factor of the copy to the original is expressed as a percent. if you want the original to be one fourth the side of the copy, at what percent do you set the copier?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note that " percent " means " per one hundred ",
so "x" percent is +x%2F100+
given:
+x%2F100+=+1%2F4+
Multiply both sides by +400+
+4x+=+100+
+x+=+25+
se the copier to 25%