Kelly reduced the size of a portrait to have a width of 10 inches. if she used a scale of 1 inch : 2 inches, what was the width of the original portrait?

So basically you use the ratio they have given you. You either multiply by 2 if image is enlarged or divide by 2 if it is reduced. (Keep in mind I got the 2 from your ratio : 1inch : 2inches) Therefore the find the original width, you multiply 10 by 2, giving you 20 inches.

x= -3

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: simplify brackets

4 - x - 1 = 6

step 2: simpilfy

3 - x = 6

step 3: subtract 3 from both sides

-x = 6 - 3

step 4: simpilfy 6 - 3

-x = 3

step 5: multiply both sides by -1

x = -3

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