Question

Joelle is working on a school report in a word processor. She wants to place a figure which is 13.09 \text{ cm}13.09 cm13, point, 09, space, c, m wide so that it appears centered on the page. The width of the page is 21.59 \text{ cm}21.59 cm21, point, 59, space, c, m. How much margin should she leave on the left so that the figure is centered?

Answer 1

Subtract 13.09 from 21.59 giving you 8.5. Since the amount of space on both the left and right margin have to be equal you would divide by 2 to get 4.25 on the left margin as well as the right.

Answer 2

Answer: She should leave 8.5 inches of margin on the left so that the figure is centered.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Width of figure = 13.09 inches

width of the page = 21.59 inches

We need to adjust it centered on the page.

For which we need to leave margin on the left so that the figure is centered.

So, Length of margin is given by

`21.59-13.09\\\\=8.5\ inches`

Hence, she should leave 8.5 inches of margin on the left so that the figure is centered.