document.write( "Question 19785: If the length of a living room is 15 feet, what will that length measure in inches on a blueprint whose scale is 1/6 inch to the foot? \n" ); document.write( "

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scale is:(1/6)inch to the foot
\n" ); document.write( "so 1 inch means 6 feet
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\n" ); document.write( "length of the room is 15 feet
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\n" ); document.write( "so we get,
\n" ); document.write( "1 inch ... 6 feet
\n" ); document.write( "? inches ... 15 feet
\n" ); document.write( "cross multiply
\n" ); document.write( "number of inches=(15*1)/6=2.5
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\n" ); document.write( "hope this helps,
\n" ); document.write( "Prabhat \n" ); document.write( "

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