A blanket

A blanket is 60 inches by 72 inches. If you want to make it 1/3 smaller, what size would it be?

Final Answer:

x =  40 in
y =  48 in

Step-by-step explanation:

a=60 in b=72 in  r=131=31 331=3331=331=320.6667  x=r a=32 60=32 60=3120=40 in
y=r b=32 72=32 72=3144=48 in



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