SOLUTION: on a blue print 1inch corresponds to 8ft find the length of a wall represented by a line which is a fraction 1 1/8 inches long on the blue print

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Question 980094: on a blue print 1inch corresponds to 8ft find the length of a wall represented by a line which is a fraction 1 1/8 inches long on the blue print
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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1 & 1/8 = 1 + 1/8 = 1 + 0.125 = 1.125

1 & 1/8 inches = 1.125 inches

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(length on blue print)/(length in real life) = (length on blue print)/(length in real life)

(1 inch)/(8 feet) = (1.125 inches)/(x feet)

1/8 = 1.125/x

1*x = 8*1.125

x = 9

The length of the wall, represented by 1 1/8 inches on the blue print, is actually 9 feet long.