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  • 17-12-2015
  • Mathematics
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If you wanted to reduce a 8 by 6 rectangle by a ratio of 1/4,what would the dimensions of the new rectangle be?

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VenusRetrograde
VenusRetrograde VenusRetrograde
  • 17-12-2015
Answer=2 by 1.5

Rectangle= 8 by 6

Reduced Rectangle= 1/4(8) by 1/4(6)
Reduced Rectangle= 2 by 1.5
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calculista
calculista calculista
  • 12-01-2019

Answer:

The dimensions of the new rectangle are [tex]2\ by\ 1.5[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

In this problem the ratio of [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] is equal to the scale factor

To obtain the dimensions of the new rectangle multiply the dimensions of the original rectangle by the scale factor

so

[tex]8*(1/4)=2\ units[/tex]

[tex]6*(1/4)=1.5\ units[/tex]

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