SOLUTION: On the blueprint of a house, 39 millimeters represents 6 meters. Then length of the living room is 52 millimeters on the blue print. What is the actual length of the living room.

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Question 1017623: On the blueprint of a house, 39 millimeters represents 6 meters. Then length of the living room is 52 millimeters on the blue print. What is the actual length of the living room.

Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve this using a proportion:

Now cross-multiply and get
39x = 312
x = 312/39 = 8 m

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