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Mr. Garza has a picture that measures 5 by 10 inches. It must be reduced so that the longest side measures 2 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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Answer: 1 inch


Explanation:

Given: The actual dimensions of the picture is 5 by 10 inches.

The longest sides here = 10 inches

To make 10 inches to 2 inches we need to divide 10 inches by 5 such that it will become 2 inches.

Similarly, we divide 5 to the shorter side of the picture to get the length of the shorter side of the picture once it has been reduced.

The actual length of the shorter side= 5 inches

Therefore, the length of the shorter side after reduction=
(5\ inches)/(5)=1 inch



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