Question

An artical fills 1/2 of a magazine page. A corresponding photo takes up 3/8 of the article. How much of the page is taken up by the photo

Answer 1

3/16

Explanation:

If an article takes half of the page then;

1article = 1/2 of a page

3/8 of the article = x

Cross multiply

1×x = 1/2×3/8

x = 3/(2×8)

X = 3/16

Hence the photo takes 3/16 of the magazine