SOLUTION: a photo is 8 inches long and 5 inches wide. If reduced copy is made so that the width is 3 inches, what will be the length of the copy?

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Question 140261: a photo is 8 inches long and 5 inches wide. If reduced copy is made so that the width is 3 inches, what will be the length of the copy?
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a photo is 8 inches long and 5 inches wide. If reduced copy is made so that the width is 3 inches, what will be the length of the copy?
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Use proportion:
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5%2F8 = 3%2Fx
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Cross multiply
5x = 2 * 8
x = 24%2F5
x = 4.8 inches is the new length