SOLUTION: on an architects bluprint, 1 inch corresponds to 4 feet find the length of a wall represented by a line that is 3 and 7/8 inches long on the bluprint

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Question 234566: on an architects bluprint, 1 inch corresponds to 4 feet find the length of a wall represented by a line that is 3 and 7/8 inches long on the bluprint
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let w = length of wall
Here is the proportion:
1/(31/8) = 4/w
Solve for w and you're done.