Asked by Nikki

A company wants to reduce the size of its logo by one fourth to use on the business cards.if the area o the original logo is 4 square inches what is the area of the logo that will be used on the business cards?

PLEASE help!!
Answered by Steve
what's 1/4 of 4?
subtract that to get ?
Answered by Nikki
But it would be -15/4...i'm still a bit confused... wouldn't you divide?
Answered by Nikki
@Steve
so it would be -15/4?
Answered by Steve
excuse me?
1/4 of 4 is 1
reduce 4 by 1:
4-1 = 3
Answered by Steve
The first clue you were off is the negative value. That's not a reasonable answer.
Answered by Nikki
oh i thought you meant to subtract 1/4 and 4 sorry!
Answered by Lyric
I still don't understand. Can u just tell me the answer please?