Angela uses a scanner to make a reduced-size (smaller) copy of a rectangular photo that is 8 inches long and 4 inches wide. The new length is 4 inches. What is its new width?

The new width = 2 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Original dimensions of the rectangular photo:

Length : width = 8 inches : 4 inches

Reduced dimensions of the rectangular photo:

Let

x = the new width

Length : width = 4 inches : x inches

Equate both dimensions to get the value of x

Length : width

8 inches : 4 inches = 4 inches : x inches

8 / 4 = 4 / x

Cross product

8 * x = 4 * 4

8x = 16

x = 16/8

x = 2 inches

The new width = 2 inches

answer: solve 5\cdot 2^x=2405⋅2  

x

=2405, dot, 2, start superscript, x, end superscript, equals, 240.

solution

to solve for xxx, we must first isolate the exponential part. to do this, divide both sides by 555 as shown below. we do not multiply the 555 and the 222 as this goes against the order of operations!

\begin{aligned} 5\cdot 2^x& =240 2^x& =48 \\ \end{aligned}  

5⋅2  

x

2  

x

​    

=240

=48

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step-by-step explanation: