document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118977>Question 118977</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the scale w/o units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "31. 1 in.: 9yd\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any help with this equation would be <b>Greatly</b> appreciated. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #87079 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=87079\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In order to write a scale ratio without using units, you need to convert one of the given values so that it is expressed in the same units as the other.  Here we have inches and yards.  There are 36 inches in a yard, so 9 yard is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36%2A9=324 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36%2A9=324\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > inches.  That means our scale is 1 inch : 324 inches, but since the units are the same, the scale is actually 1 of anything : 324 of the same anything, or simply put:  1:324. </SPAN>\n" );
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