document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=68316>Question 68316</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangle is 216ft. squared. The length of the rectangle is 18ft. If a scale drawing of the figure has a scale of 1/2in. = 6ft. What are the dimensions of the rectangle on the scale drawing? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " --> What are the dimensions of the rectangle on the scale\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given :<BR>\n" );
document.write( " --> Area of the Rectangle is 216 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " --> Length of the Rectangle is 18 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " --> Scale is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in. = 6ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Formula for the Area of the Rectangle is A = length x width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or A = lw<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute necessary given to the formula<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 216 ft. and l = 18ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = lw<BR>\n" );
document.write( "216 ft. = 18ft.w  --> divide both sides by 18 to solve for width (w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28216%2F18%29=%2818w%2F18%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28216%2F18%29=%2818w%2F18%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "12ft. = w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The dimensions are length is 18 ft and width is 12 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But we are ask for the dimension on the scale drawing<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To convert ft. to in. the scale is 1/2in. = 6ft. meaning for every 6ft, there is 1/2in on the scale drawing.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%2812ft%29%28%281%2F2%29in%2F6ft%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%2812ft%29%28%281%2F2%29in%2F6ft%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  = 1 in. width on the scale drawing<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "l = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%2818ft%29%28%281%2F2%29in%2F6ft%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%2818ft%29%28%281%2F2%29in%2F6ft%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  = 3/2 in. or 1 and 1/2 in. length on the scale drawing<BR>\n" );
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