Asked by Kiana

A diagram measuring 20 cm long is reduced on a copy machine to 15 cm long. If the width of the original copy is 16 cm, what is the width of the reduced copy? Show your work.
Answered by Ms. Sue
What don't you understand about my previous answer?

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Answered by Kiana
I got 48/64, which doesn't make sense. If the original copy is 16 cm, wouldn't the reduced copy be smaller?
Answered by Ms. Sue
15/20 = 3/4

(3/4) * 16 = ?

Answered by Kiana
Oh wait, I see what I did wrong. So would it be 12 then?
Answered by Ms. Sue
Yes, 12 is right.
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