1) Suppose that a photocopy machine can reduce copies to 65 percent of their original size. By copying an already reduced copy, further reductions can be made. a) If a page is reduced to 65 percent, what percent enlargement is needed to return it to its original size? answer = (      )  percent b) Estimate the number of times in succession that a page must be copied to make the final copy less than 15 percent of the size of the original. number of times = (      )

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1) Suppose that a photocopy machine can reduce copies to 65 percent of their original size. By copying an already reduced copy, further reductions can be made.

a) If a page is reduced to 65 percent, what percent enlargement is needed to return it to its original size?
answer = (      )  percent

b) Estimate the number of times in succession that a page must be copied to make the final copy less than 15 percent of the size of the original.
number of times = (      )

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