document.write( "Question 1152076: Maya and Mabel are inspecting an 80:1 scale floor plan for their new house. The dimensions of the living room on the scaled plan are 1 7/8 inches and 2 1/2 inches . What is the area of their real living room in square feet ? \n" ); document.write( "

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Maya and Mabel are inspecting an 80:1 scale floor plan for their new house.
\n" ); document.write( " The dimensions of the living room on the scaled plan are 1 7/8 inches and 2 1/2 inches .
\n" ); document.write( " What is the area of their real living room in square feet ?
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\n" ); document.write( "multiply the dimensions in improper fractions, by 80, convert to ft
\n" ); document.write( "80 * $\"15%2F8\"$ = $\"150%2F12\"$ = 12.5 ft
\n" ); document.write( "80 * $\"5%2F2\"$ = $\"200%2F12\"$ = 16.667 ft
\n" ); document.write( "Find the area
\n" ); document.write( "12.5 * 16.667 = 208.33 sq/ft\r
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