SOLUTION: If a scale ruler is marked 1/8" = 1'0", what is the actual length of a pipeline if it measures 2 3/4" on the drawing?

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Question 1207298: If a scale ruler is marked 1/8" = 1'0", what is the actual length of a pipeline if it measures 2 3/4" on the drawing?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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2 3/4" = 2" + 3/4" = 16/8" + 6/8" = 22/8" = 22(1/8") = 22(1'0") = 22'0"

ANSWER: 22 feet

Or....

(2 3/4)/(1/8) = (11/4)/(1/8) = (11/4)*(8/1) = 11(8/4) = 11*2 = 22