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a picture has a dimensions of 9 inches by 12 inches. if you want the drawing scaled down to fit a 3 inch by 4 inch frame, by which fraction you mutiply the dimensions?
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a picture has a dimensions of 9 inches by 12 inches. if you want the drawing scaled down to fit a 3 inch by 4 inch frame, by which fraction you mutiply the dimensions?

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In order to do this problem you will have to set up a proportion. So this would be 9/12 and 3/4. then you would multiply 9 and 3. Then 12 and 4. 
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