document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1093632>Question 1093632</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cooper drew a scale drawing of a swimming pool. The scale he used was 1 centimeter = 8 meters. The pool is 3 centimeters in the drawing. How wide is the actual pool?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "actual/scale = actual scale<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "actual/3 cm = 8 m/ 1 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "actual = 24 meters wide<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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