Question

A painting is 24 in. wide by 32 in. long. The width of a postcard reduction of the painting is 3 in. How long is the postcard?


8 in.


6 in.


9 in.


4 in.

Answer 1

You will get the answer by cross multiplication
Length..............width
32.....................24
x..........................3
24x = 32 × 3
x = 32 × 3 / 24
x = 4
Therefore, the length of the postcard = 4 in

Answer 2

4 inches is the final answer
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