document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1025483>Question 1025483</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the scale is 2 in : 3 ft. perimeter 51 in.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area: 184 in^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the builder also needs to know how much carpet to put in the room. what is the actual area of the room to the nearest square foot?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #641064 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=641064\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the scale is 2 inches on the diagram equals 3 feet in the real world.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this give you 1.5 feet per inch.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "51 inches * 1.5 = 76.5 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the perimeter is 76.5 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the area is 184 square inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 inch is equal to 1 inch * 1 inch = 1 square inch\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 inch is equal to 1.5 feet, therefore 1 square inch = 1.5 * 1.5 = 2.25 square feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore 184 square inches is equal to 2.25 * 184 = 414 square feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you could also do it another way.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "184 is equal to 2 * 92\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since 1 inch = 1.5 feet, then you get;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 inches * 92 inches = 3 feet * 138 feet = 414 square feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it's just another way to get the same answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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