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In a scale drawing a plane has a length of 35 centimeters. The actual length of the plane is 87.5 f...
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Q:
In a scale drawing a plane has a length of 35 centimeters. The actual length of the plane is 87.5 feet. What is the scale of the drawing?
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A:
35 cm : 87.5 ft
1 cm : x
cross multiplying
35 cm X = 1 cm x 87.5 ft
x= 87.5 ft. cm /35 cm
x = 2.5 ft
therefore, the scale is 1 cm : 2.5 ft