Question

Allison has a poster that is 15 in by 18 in. What will the dimensions of the poster be if she scales it down by a factor of 1/3

Answer 1

If you minus one third from 15 and one third from 18, the dimensions would be 10 x 12

15÷3 = 5
18÷3 = 6
15 - 5 = 10
18 - 6 = 12