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19 January, 23:37

Felix measured a house and its lot and made a scale drawing. He used the scale 1 inch : 8 feet. If the porch is 2 inches in the drawing, how wide is the actual porch?

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  1. 20 January, 00:07
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    16 feet long

    1/8=2/x

    Now solve by cross multiplying

    X = 16 feet
  2. 20 January, 00:26
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    16 feet wide

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Use the proportion

    1 in is to 8 feet as 2 inches is to 'x' feet.

    1/8 = 2/x

    now solve by cross multiplying

    x = 16 feet
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