document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1066349>Question 1066349</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A blue print of a house has a scale of 1.5 in : 5 ft. Would a ping pong table that is 9 feet by 5 feet fit in a space that has drawing dimensions of 3 inches and 4.8 inches? If so, how much space (in ft2) will remain after the table is put in the room? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #681622 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=681622\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the scale is 1.5 inches : 5 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ping pong table is 9 feet by 5 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the space that the ping pong table will be placed in has drawing dimensions of 3 inches and 4.8 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ratio of real life to drawing dimensions is 5 feet / 1.5 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the space in the drawing is 3 inches by 4.8 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply by the scale factor and you get the space in real life is 3 inches * 5 feet / 1.5 inches by 4.8 inches * 5 feet / 1.5 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that makes the space equal to 10 feet by 16 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since the ping pong table is 5 feet by 9 feet, it will fit into the space very nicely.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ping pong table takes 5 * 9 = 45 square feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the space takes 10 * 16 = 160 square feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "after inserting the ping pong table into the space, there will be 160 - 45 = 115 square feet of space remaining <BR>\n" );
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