SOLUTION: A circular flower bed has a circuference of 18.84 feet. The scale used in making a drawing of the bed is 1"=3'. Determine the length in inches of the diameter on the scale drawing.

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Question 252971: A circular flower bed has a circuference of 18.84 feet. The scale used in making a drawing of the bed is 1"=3'. Determine the length in inches of the diameter on the scale drawing. Express your answer to the nearest whole number.
Answer by Greenfinch(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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18.84 / pi is 6, so the diameter is 6 feet.
Using the scale the diameter becomes 2 inches to that scale