SOLUTION: the scale on a blueprint is 1/2 inch for every 6 feet. the height of the living room ceiling is shown as one and a half inches on the print. how high should the living room ceiling

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Question 524715: the scale on a blueprint is 1/2 inch for every 6 feet. the height of the living room ceiling is shown as one and a half inches on the print. how high should the living room ceiling really be?
Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x/1.5=6/.5
x=18'
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Ed

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