SOLUTION: A rectangle room on a blueprint is 2 inches wide and 5 inches long. If the scale of the blueprint to the actual room is 1:72, what is the width of the room?
a. 12 ft
b. 30 ft
c.
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Question 1019358: A rectangle room on a blueprint is 2 inches wide and 5 inches long. If the scale of the blueprint to the actual room is 1:72, what is the width of the room?
a. 12 ft
b. 30 ft
c. 144 ft
d. 360 ft
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi there,
Scale 1:72
Width 2 inches so actual = 2 x 72 = 144 inches
144 inches = 12 feet.
Hope this helps :-)
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