Question

A student wants to reduce the size of an article he found in a newspaper. The original article was 25 centimeters wide. He needs to reduce it so its width measures 12 centimeters. On the copier, what percent setting should he use to make a copy this size?
A. 25%
B. 90%
C. 60%
D. 48%

Answer 1

d

Answer 2

D, since \[ 48\%*25=12 \]

Answer 3

thats what i thought. just wanted to be sure