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Suppose you want to make a reduced copy of a photograph that has an actual length of 8 inches. Each time you press the reduce button on the copier, the copy is reduced by
What is the length of the photograph’s copy if you press the reduce button 5 times? Round to the nearest hundredth.
To find : the length of the photograph’s copy if the reduce button is pressed 5 times.
Answer to Problem 33P
4.22 inches
Explanation of Solution
Given information: Suppose we want to make a reduced copy of photograph that has an actual length of 8 inches. Each time we press the reduce button on the copier, the copy is reduced by 12 %.
Simplification:
Let
Then the sequence
Length of the photograph after pressing the reduce button 5 times is
Length of the photograph after pressing the reduce button 5 times is 4.22 inches.
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