Question

Typographers measure font sizes in units called points.One point is equal to 1/72 inch.Esmeralda is typing a research paper on her computer.She wants the text on the title page to be 1/2 inch tall.What font size should she use?

Answer 1

36/72 points is the font size Esmeralda should use because:


`72 / 2 = 36`


`(36)/(72) = (1)/(2)`