document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1117927>Question 1117927</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On the blueprint of a house, <BR>\n" );
document.write( " 48 millimeters represents <BR>\n" );
document.write( " 9 meters. The actual length of the living room is <BR>\n" );
document.write( " 6 meters. What is its length on the blueprint?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #733103 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=733103\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x represent the blueprint representation of the actual living room size.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you know that 48 millimeters represents 9 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you take 48 millimeters and divide it by 9 meters, you get 5 and 1/3 millimeters on the blueprint for every meter in real life.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since the actual length of the living room is 6 meters, then multiply that by (5 and 1/3) to get (5 + 1/3) * 6 = 5 * 6 + 1/3 * 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this results in 30 + 2 = 32 millimeters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32 millimeters on the blueprint represents an actual length of 6 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ratio of blueprint to actual should be preserved.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "48/9 = 32/6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cross multiply to get 48 * 6 = 9 * 32.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get 288 = 288, confirming the ratios are equivalent.\r<BR>\n" );
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