SOLUTION: to plan a rectangular mural 90 ft long and 75 ft wide, you want to make the drawing with a scale of 1 in: 9 ft. can you fit the drawing on a piece of paper that is 8 1/2 in. by 11

Question 951505: to plan a rectangular mural 90 ft long and 75 ft wide, you want to make the drawing with a scale of 1 in: 9 ft. can you fit the drawing on a piece of paper that is 8 1/2 in. by 11 in.? explain
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do the ratios of the corresponding sides compare?

75:8 1/2 :: 90:11.

8.823, 8.182

The long or tall side is limited when expanded onto the mural sized piece.

The wanted 1 inch to 9 feet magnification:
8.5*9=76.5;
11*9=99; This dimension will be too big for the mural size piece.

A possible choice is to use lower scale magnification. Trying .

The 1 inch to 9 feet scaling not possible.
A 1 inch to about 8.2 feet scaling could work, depending on how good the result visually.
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