SOLUTION: On the blueprint of Lauren's new office building, the scale is 3 in. equals 8 ft. What will be the actual length of Lauren's office if it measures 6 in. long on the blueprint? _

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Question 91132: On the blueprint of Lauren's new office building, the scale is 3 in. equals 8 ft. What will be the actual length of Lauren's office if it measures 6 in. long on the blueprint?
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Determine whether the pair of fractions is proportional: 2/5=6/15
Answer by stanbon(48526) (Show Source):
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On the blueprint of Lauren's new office building, the scale is 3 in. equals 8 ft. What will be the actual length of Lauren's office if it measures 6 in. long on the blueprint?
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Let x be the actual length of Lauren's office.
x/6 = 8/3
x = 6(8/3)
x = 2*8
x = 16 ft
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Stan H.

SOLUTION: On the blueprint of Lauren's new office building, the scale is 3 in. equals 8 ft. What will be the actual length of Lauren's office if it measures 6 in. long on the blueprint? __