Question

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Answer 1

Answer: 72 inches squared

Step-by-step explanation:

So, the real floor of a classroom is 36 feet by 32 feet.

And the scale drawing, has length of the classroom equal to 9 inches.

What is the area in square inches of the floor in the scale drawing

1 foot = 12 inches

The length of the classroom, measured in feet, has been multiplied by 12, to get converted in inches. After that, it has been divided by a number, a proportion, to get to 9 inches.

36feet * 12 / x = 9 inches

432 inches / x = 9 inches

Now, to solve for x, we can cross-multiply

432 inches = 9x inches

Divide 9 inches on both sides.

x = 48

To solve the exercise, we need to calculate the floor's area in the scale drawing.

We have the length = 9 inches.

Now, let's calculate the width

Width = 32 feet * 12 / 48

Width = 384 inches / 48

Width = 8 inches

Area = Length * Width

Area = 9 inches * 8 inches

Area = 72 inches squared

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