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Arjun reduced the size of a rectangle to a height of 4 in. What is the new width if it was originally 8 in tall and 6 in wide?

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As you must decrease it proportionally, the new width would be 3. This is because the scale factor is 2, and you are reducing it. So, you divide the 6 by two, which is three.As you must decrease it proportionally, the new width would be 3. This is because the scale factor is 2, and you are reducing it. So, you divide the 6 by two, which is three.
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As you must decrease it proportionally, the new width would be 3. This is because the scale factor is 2, and you are reducing it. So, you divide the 6 by two, which is three. Hope this helped. 
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