SOLUTION: A scale drawing of a square with area 144 ft2 is made using a scale of 1 in = 2 ft. What is the side length of the scale drawing of the square? (Remember the area of a square is f

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Question 1164496: A scale drawing of a square with area 144 ft2 is made using a scale of 1 in = 2 ft. What is the side length of the scale drawing of the square? (Remember the area of a square is found by multiplying the length x width. Find the length of one side of the square and then make a proportion)
Answer by greenestamps(13198)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The area of the square is 144 sq ft, so the side length is 12 feet. Set up and solve a simple proportion:
1 inch   ?? inches
------ = ---------
2 feet    12 feet
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