Question

A pencil is 6 units long by 1 unit wide. If the pencil is reduced down to 25%, what are the new dimensions? A. 4 units long by 0.25 units wide B. 3 units long by 0.5 units wide C. 2 units long by 0.25 units wide D. 1.5 units long by 0.25 units wide

Answer 1

If the pencil is reduced down to 25% of its original size, its new dimensions will be 1.5 units long and 0.25 units wide.

Explanation:

Originally, the pencil had the dimensions 6 units long by 1 unit wide. If the pencil is reduced to 25% of its original size, that means the length of each dimension is 25% of what it originally was. Therefore, the new dimensions of the pencil would be 6 × 25% units by 1 × 25% units, or simplified: 6 * 0.25 = 1.5 units long by 1 * 0.25 = 0.25 units wide. This means the correct answer would be choice D.

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Answer 2

the correct answer is d. if the pencil is reduced down to 25% the new dimensions will be 1.5 units long by 0.25 units wide.