SOLUTION: Algebra 1
A scale drawing of a new city library shows a rectangular children's reading room with a length of 5/1/4 inches and a width of 31/2 inches. the scale on the drawings
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Question 1003979: Algebra 1
A scale drawing of a new city library shows a rectangular children's reading room with a length of 5/1/4 inches and a width of 31/2 inches. the scale on the drawings is 1 inch : 4 feet. what will be the actual length and width of the room when the library is built?
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well, let's multiply each dimension by four and change inches to feet...give us
5 1/4 x 4 = 21 feet
3 1/2 x 4 = 14 feet
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