document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=181454>Question 181454</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618726519/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i do not understand scales for pre algebra here is my question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Actual size:30ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "drawing size: 6 inches </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #136064 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=136064\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6 in on a map represents 30 ft on the ground<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's like you got into a helicopter and climbed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "higher and higher until something on the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ground that was 30 ft long looked 6 in long<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you got even higher, it might look 1/2 in long<BR>\n" );
document.write( "All the scale is saying is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How does 6 in compare with 30 ft?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many inches are in 30 ft?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 ft x 12 in/ft = 360 in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The scale is 6 in / 360 in, or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 in / 60 in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note that feet and inches are like apples and oranges.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can't compare them directly </SPAN>\n" );
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