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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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

the length of the shorter side is 1
because when it say reduce by 4 means divide by 4 the fraction (4/12) so we get (1/3) and the length of the shorter side is 1