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David is reducing the size of a photograph. The original

photograph is 5 inches by 7 inches. The scale that he is
reducing it by is 1/2. Caculate the area of the new picture.

User Cheesetaco
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5/2=2.5
7/2=3.5
Answer: 2.5x3.5
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