Question

The blueprint scale is 1 inch : 9 feet if the gym's area is 60 square inches on the blueprint, what is the actual square footage of the gym

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

4860 ft^2

Step-by-step explanation:

9 feet is represented by 1 inch.

● 9 => 1

Square both sides

● 81 => 1

So a 81 ft^2 square is represented by a 1 in^2 square (picture below)

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The gym's area in the blueprint is 60 in^2

That 60 1in^2 squares.

● 1 => 81

● 1×60 => 81×60

We have multiplied both sides by 60

● 60 => 4860

So the original are is 4860 ft^2