Question

Lyndie is making reduced copies of a photo 25 centimeters in height. She sets the copy machine to an 80% size reduction.

PART A
Write a percent equation that represents the relationship of the height of the first copy to the height of the original photo.

PART B
Lyndie wants to make another copy that will have a height of 17 cm. The copy machine settings increase or decrease in increments of 5%. Which photo should she make her copy from, the original or her first copy? Explain.​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

80% x 25cm = 20cm
First Copy

Explanation:

80% x 25cm = 20cm

1.25 is 5% of 25 25-17=8
8/1.25= 6.4 which doesn't go in evenly.

1 is 5% of 20 20-17=3
3/1= 3 which goes in evenly.