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On the scale drawing of a car, the length from bumper to bumper is 6 inches. The car's actual length, from bumper to bumper, is 16 feet. On the scale drawing, the height of a window is inch. What is the actual height of this window? Explain or show your reasoning.

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Reilly Mays

31 March, 12:43

50 pts

On the scale drawing of a car, the length from bumper to bumper is 6 inches. The car's actual length, from bumper to bumper, is 16 feet. On the scale drawing, the height of a window is inch. What is the actual height of this window? Explain or show your reasoning.

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Hope Krueger · Answer 1

If height on the scale drawing is x inches, actual height is 8x/3 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Drawing : actual

6 inches : 16 feet

x inches: y feet

6/x = 16/y

y = 16 * x/6

y = 8x/3 feet

50 ptsOn the scale drawing of a car, the length from bumper to bumper is 6 inches. The car's actual length, from bumper to bumper, is 16 feet. On the scale drawing, the height of a window is inch. What is the actual height of this window? Explain or show your reasoning.

50 pts

On the scale drawing of a car, the length from bumper to bumper is 6 inches. The car's actual length, from bumper to bumper, is 16 feet. On the scale drawing, the height of a window is inch. What is the actual height of this window? Explain or show your reasoning.