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

Question

3 years ago

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drawing, how wide is the actual porch?

2 answers:

dangina [55] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-30T01:28:26+03:00

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Answer:

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

Alexandra [31] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-30T03:04:12+03:00

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16 feet long
1/8=2/x
Now solve by cross multiplying
X= 16 feet