SOLUTION: 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?
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Question 1093632: 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?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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?
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Use a proportion::
actual/scale = actual scale
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actual/3 cm = 8 m/ 1 cm
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actual = 24 meters wide
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Stan H.
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