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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A blueprint scale is 1.5 in : 6 ft. On the plan, the den measures 2.5 in. by 3 in. What are the actual dimensions of the den?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.5I:72I<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5/2.5:72/X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5X=2.5*72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5X=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=180/1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=120 IN. OR 10 FEET<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5/3:72/X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5X=3*72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5X=216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=216/1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=144 IN. 0R 12 FEET<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SO THE DEN IS 10 BY 12 FEET. </SPAN>\n" );
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