A student wants to reduce the size of a photograph that is 12 inches wide. She selects 75% on the photocopy machine. What will be the width of the copy?

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Answer:

9 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

The length and width of the photograph will become 75% of the original dimensions. The original width is 12 inches. The reduced with is 75% of 12 inches. To find a percent of a number, multiply the percent by the number. Change the percent to a decimal by dividing the percent by 100, which means move the decimal of the percent two places to the left.

75% of 12 inches =

= 0.75 * 12 inches

= 9 inches

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