document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=698548>Question 698548</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The scale of the plan of the house is 2 cm to 3 m.  If the room is 7 cm by 6 cm in the plan , what is the actual area of the room? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #430800 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><B>Simnepi(216)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Simnepi><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Simnepi><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=430800\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The scale 2cm to 3m is the same as 1cm to 1.5m.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is much easier to work with.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7cm on the plan is therefore 7 X 1.5m in real life, this is 10.5m.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Similarly 6cm on the plan is 6 X 1.5m in real life, this is 9m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the room is length X width, which is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9m X 10.5m = 94.5m^2 (square meters) </SPAN>\n" );
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