In a blueprint drawing of an apartment, the width of the living room is 5.5 inches. The scale of

the drawing is 1 in.=2.5 ft. What is the width, in feet, of the actual living room?

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6 November, 04:45

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Perkins · Answer 1

13.75 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

We can set up an equation

1/2.5=5.5/x

Cross multiplying, we get

x=2.5*5.5

x=13.75

In a blueprint drawing of an apartment, the width of the living room is 5.5 inches. The scale ofthe drawing is 1 in.=2.5 ft. What is the width, in feet, of the actual living room?