Question

Mario reduced a picture that is 10 inches long by 8 inches wide using a photocopier. The reduced picture is now 6 inches long. By what scale factor did the photocopier reduce the picture?
a) 3/5
b) 3/4
c) 4/3
d) 5/3

Answer 1

Answer: a

Step-by-step explanation:

10:1=6:x

10x=6

x=6/10

X=3/5