SOLUTION: please help me solve this word problem. A model house has a scale of 2 inches : 3 feet. if the real house is 28 feet wide, then how wide is the model house?
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Question 790747: please help me solve this word problem. A model house has a scale of 2 inches : 3 feet. if the real house is 28 feet wide, then how wide is the model house? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A model house has a scale of 2 inches : 3 feet. if the real house is 28 feet wide, then how wide is the model house?
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model/real = model/real
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model/28 = 2 in/3 ft.
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model = 28(2/3) in = 56/3 = 18 3/4 inches
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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