document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=951505>Question 951505</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> to plan a rectangular mural 90 ft long and 75 ft wide, you want to make the drawing with a scale of 1 in: 9 ft. can you fit the drawing on a piece of paper that is 8 1/2 in. by 11 in.? explain </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "75:8 1/2 :: 90:11.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8.823, 8.182\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The long or tall side is limited when expanded onto the mural sized piece.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The wanted 1 inch to 9 feet magnification:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.5*9=76.5;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11*9=99;  This dimension will be too big for the mural size piece.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A possible choice is to use lower scale magnification.  Trying <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2890%2F99%29%2A9=%2810%2F11%29%2A9=8.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2890%2F99%29%2A9=%2810%2F11%29%2A9=8.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 1 inch to 9 feet scaling not possible.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A 1 inch to about 8.2 feet scaling could work, depending on how good the result visually. </SPAN>\n" );
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