document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=811159>Question 811159</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A blue print is 1cm : 6 feet. The width of a building is 42 feet. What is the width of the building on the blueprint?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "blue/bldg = blue/bldg<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/42 = 1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 42(1/6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7 cm<BR>\n" );
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