SOLUTION: Dustin wants to create a large mural to cover part of his wall. He drew a sketch of his design to determine the amount of canvas he needs. The area of the design was 0.3 square fee

Question 1036063: Dustin wants to create a large mural to cover part of his wall. He drew a sketch of his design to determine the amount of canvas he needs. The area of the design was 0.3 square feet. If the actual mural will have dimensions 5 times that of the design, how many square feet of canvas will Dustin need?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Dustin wants to create a large mural to cover part of his wall. He drew a sketch of his design to determine the amount of canvas he needs. The area of the design was 0.3 square feet. If the actual mural will have dimensions 5 times that of the design, how many square feet of canvas will Dustin need?
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Model mural::
L*W = 0.3 sq. ft
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Actual mural::
(5L)(5W) = 25*LW = 25*0.3 = 7.5 sq ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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