document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=614164>Question 614164</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a scale drawing of a house, the living room is 1in. long. The actual length is 24 ft. On the drawing, a hallway is 1/4 in. wide . What is the actual width ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ft/in = ft/in<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/(1/4) = 24/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by 1/4 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (1/4)24 = 6 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cheers,<BR>\n" );
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