SOLUTION: when 3/8 of an inch on a certain scale represents 3 feet, what is 1 1/2 inches represent on the same scale?
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Question 491930: when 3/8 of an inch on a certain scale represents 3 feet, what is 1 1/2 inches represent on the same scale?
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! when 3/8 of an inch on a certain scale represents 3 feet, what is 1 1/2 inches represent on the same scale? been having some trouble with this one
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3/8=0.375
1 1/2=1.5
3/.375=x/1.5
x=1.5*3/.375=12 ft
If 3/8 of an inch represents 3 ft, then 1 1/2 inches represent 12 ft on the same scale.
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