document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=258799>Question 258799</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a scale drawing of a house, the living room is 1 in long. The actual length is 24 ft. On the drawing, a hallway is 1/4 in. wide. Find the actual width. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We can set this up as a proportion as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/24=(1/4)/x  Now, multiply each side by x to give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/24)x=1/4 Then multiply each side by 24 will result in:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6 There we go. The hallway is 6 feet wide. <BR>\n" );
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