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A picture of a family crest is 6.1 inches wide. The family needs a reduced copy for the front page of the family newsletter. The copy must fit in a space 1.7 inches wide. What scale factor should be used on the copy machine to adjust the size of the picture of the​ crest?

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Scale factor = (1.7)/(6.1) = 0.2786885

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