document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=940235>Question 940235</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Shelby made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The front patio, which is 9 meters wide (L1) in real life, is 6 millimeters wide (L2)in the drawing. What scale factor (SF) does the drawing use? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "L1=9 m * 1000 mm/m=9000 mm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SF=L1/L2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SF=9000 cm/6 mm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SF=1500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the scale factor is 1500:1 </SPAN>\n" );
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