Question

foster is centering a photo that is 3 1/2 inches wide on a scrapbook page that is 12 inches wide.how far from each side of the page should he put the picture/

Answer 1

4 1/4 inches

Explanation:

First assume that the page is square, so that all of the four margins around the photo are of equal width.

Subtract the photo width (3 1/2 inches) from the page width (12 inches); you'll get 8 1/2 inches. Then divide this 8 1/2 inches by 2: 4 1/4 inches.

Position the photo so that it's surrounded by a 4 1/4 inch border all around.