Example 4 You want to reduce the size of a picture to place in a
small frame. You aren't sure what size to choose on
the photocopier, so you decide to reduce the picture
by 15% each time you scan it until you get it to the
size you want. If the picture was 10 inches long at the
start, how long is it after 3 scans?
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Each of the walls of a room with square dimensions has been built with two pieces of sheetrock, a smaller one and a larger one. the length of all the smaller ones is the same and is stored in the variable small. similarly, the length of all the larger ones is the same and is stored in the variable large. write a single expression whose value is the total area of this room. do not use any method invocations.

Given the points a(-2, 1) and b(8, 6), find the coordinates of the point c on directed line segment ab, that partitions ab in the ration 2: 3.

Billy plotted −3 4 and −1 4 on a number line to determine that −3 4 is smaller than −1 4 .is he correct? explain why or why not