<PRE><B>Question 1066349</B>
the scale is 1.5 inches : 5 feet.


the ping pong table is 9 feet by 5 feet.


the space that the ping pong table will be placed in has drawing dimensions of 3 inches and 4.8 inches.


the ratio of real life to drawing dimensions is 5 feet / 1.5 inches.


the space in the drawing is 3 inches by 4.8 inches.


multiply by the scale factor and you get the space in real life is 3 inches * 5 feet / 1.5 inches by 4.8 inches * 5 feet / 1.5 inches.


that makes the space equal to 10 feet by 16 feet.


since the ping pong table is 5 feet by 9 feet, it will fit into the space very nicely.


the ping pong table takes 5 * 9 = 45 square feet.


the space takes 10 * 16 = 160 square feet.


after inserting the ping pong table into the space, there will be 160 - 45 = 115 square feet of space remaining 
around it.







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