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How do I solve this problem?Mary reduced the size of a painting to a width of 3.3 inches. What is the new height of it was originally 32.5 inches tall and 42.9 inches wide? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

User Rmiguelrivero
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Given the follow equivalence


(Oldwidth)/(Oldheight)=(Newwidth)/(Newheight)

where

old width=42.9

Old height= 32.5

New width=3.3

then


(42.9)/(32.5)=(3.3)/(Newheight)
Newheight=3.3*(32.5)/(42.9)
Newheight=2.5

New height is 2.5 inches

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