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22 January, 15:10

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Students are painting the backdrop for the school play. The backdrop is 15 feet wide and 10 feet high.

Every 16 inches on the scale drawing represents 5 feet on the backdrop. What is the area of the scale

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  1. 22 January, 15:34
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    1536 square inches

    Step-by-step explanation:

    In units of 5 feet, the backdrop is 3 units wide and 2 units high, for a total area of 3*2 = 6 square units.

    Those same units on the scale drawing are each 16 inches. One square unit on the scale drawing is (16 in) ² = 256 in². So, 6 of them have an area of ...

    6 * 256 in² = 1536 in²
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