document.write( "Question 406257: SCALE DRAWINGS: Hello, I have a question and it is on my homeowork. My math teacher never tought us this way of a problem. Please show your work so that I may understand how you got your answer.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1.) From head to tail, the length of a T-Rex is about 40 feet. You want to design a toy of this dinosaur with a scale of 1 inch : 8 feet.How long is your toy?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2.) The length of a wall in a floor plan is 6 1/2 inches. The actual wall is 78 feet long. Find the scale of the floor plan.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3.) The height of a building is 3 3/8 inches on a scale drawing. Find the actual height of the building if the scale used is 1 inch: 4 feet\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "111+333+777+999 In this problem, replace five of the digits with 0's so that the sum equals 1,111 PLEASE HELP ME AND PLEASE SHOW YOUR WORK THANKS! :)\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #286733 by ewatrrr(24785)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "using Proportions to determine drawings to scale:
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document.write( "1) 1\"/(8') = x/40'  |cross multiply to solve
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document.write( "     8x = 40
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document.write( "      x = 5\"
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document.write( "2) 6.5\"/78' = 1/x 
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document.write( "     6.5x = 78
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document.write( "        x = 12'  Scale 1\":12'
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document.write( "3) (27/8)\"/x = 1\"/4'
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document.write( "       x= (27/8)*4 = 27/2 = 13.5'\r
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document.write( "If I am understanding the question properly :)
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document.write( "111+333+777+999: replace five of the digits with 0's so that the sum equals 1,111
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document.write( "  333 + 777 = 1,110
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document.write( " 1,110 + 001 + 000 = 1,111 \n" );
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