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A woman wants to make a 4 in. wide copy of a drawing that is 5 in. wide. On the photocopier, what percent setting should she use to make a copy this size?

A woman wants to make a 4 in. wide copy of a drawing that is 5 in. wide. On the photocopier, what percent setting should she use to make a copy this size?
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A woman wants to make a 4 in. wide copy of a drawing that is 5 in. wide. On the photocopier, what percent setting should she use to make a copy this size?

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User Keithernet
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Answer:

80

Explanation:

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User Eugene Biryukov
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Percent means per one hundred.

5(p/100)=4

5p/100=4

5p=400

p=400/5

p=80%
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