Mr. Garza has a picture that measures 4 by 12 inches. It must be reduced so that the longest side measures 4 inches to fit in the school newspaper. Find the length of the shorter side of the picture once it has been reduced.

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anonymous · Answer

4/12      (WE SEE THAT THE LARGE SIDE IS 12 AND THE SHORTER IS 2)
SO WE DIVIDE TO THE NUMERATOR AND DENOMINATOR BY 4
SO WE GET 1/3 THEREFORE THE LENGTH OF THE SHORTER SIDE OF THE PICTURE IS     3

anonymous · Answer

sorry... the length of the shorter side is 1
and the the length of the largest  side is 3