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Salvador is trying to scale his rectangular self-portrait down to postcard size. The painting is 9 feet wide by 16 feet long. He is using a scale of `1/3` inch = 1 foot for the postcard-sized self-portrait . What will be the dimensions, in inches , of Salvador's postcard - sized self - portrait ?

A

`1 1/3` by 4

B

3 by `5 1/3`

C

3 by 4

D

27 by 48

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