SOLUTION: A blue print is 1cm : 6 feet. The width of a building is 42 feet. What is the width of the building on the blueprint?
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Question 811159: A blue print is 1cm : 6 feet. The width of a building is 42 feet. What is the width of the building on the blueprint?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A blue print is 1cm : 6 feet. The width of a building is 42 feet. What is the width of the building on the blueprint?
Use a proportion:
blue/bldg = blue/bldg
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x/42 = 1/6
x = 42(1/6)
x = 7 cm
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Cheers
Stan H.
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