4. Your article will be featured on the front page of the World section of the newspaper, as well as on-line. The article is to be placed in the shaded section below, which measures 4 inches wide by 9 inches long (not drawn to scale).

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4.	Your article will be featured on the front page of the World section of the newspaper, as well as on-line.  The article is to be placed in the shaded section below, which measures 4 inches wide by 9 inches long (not drawn to scale).

Your editor has stated that your graph is not to exceed 1/6 of the area of your article.  How big (length and width in inches) should you make your graph?

Ms. Sue · Answer

(1/6)(4*9) = 6 square inches It looks like your graph should be 2 by 3 inches.

A · Answer

Thank you Ms. Sue.