document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=87614>Question 87614</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please i need help with this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Assuming that on a blueprint 1/4 inch equals 12 inches, the actual length in feet of a steel bar represented on the blueprint by a line 3 3/8 inches long is..... </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x/[3 3/8] = (1/4)/(12)  <---------------------------------------- This should be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F%281%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F%281%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is the same as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2A4%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2A4%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/[27/8] = 1/48  <----------------------------------------------- Therefore, the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should actually be 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (27/8)*(1/48)  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 27/384  <---------------------------------------------------- Which then changes this answer into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=816%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"816%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is equal to 102 inches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 9/128 inches long or 0.0703125 inches long  <--------------- at this point, you would divide 102 by 12 to change inches into feet <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=102%2F12=8.5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"102%2F12=8.5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Therefore, the actual length of the steel bar is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%2817%2F2%29+feet%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%2817%2F2%29+feet%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.  \"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have added a few corrections to your post Stan. </SPAN>\n" );
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