SOLUTION: On a drawing with a scale of 1/8 in, 1 ft, a window is 3/4 in. wide. What is the actual width of the window? How would you get the answer?

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Question 150887: On a drawing with a scale of 1/8 in, 1 ft, a window is 3/4 in. wide. What is the actual width of the window? How would you get the answer?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Set up a ratio.
1/8 inch is to 1 ft as 3/4 inch is to W ft.
Mathematically it would be,
%281%2F8%29%2F1=%283%2F4%29%2FW
W=%283%2F4%29%2F%281%2F8%29=%283%2F4%29%2A8=6
The window is 6 feet wide.