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find the maximum dimensions of the reduced picture is is starts as a 8:10 in. picture and is resized to fit a 4:4 in. frame

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If it is to fit, 10 is reduced by a facor of 4/10 = 2/5 to make it be 4.
Then when 8 is reduced by the same factor, it will be 8*2/5 = 16/5 = 3.2.

The reduced picture is 3.2:4.
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