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A drawing of a rectangular room has dimensions of 12 inches by 6 inches. If the scale is 2 inches : 4 feet, find the area of the actual room.

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Answer: 288 feet

Explanation:

Length of drawing = 12 inches

Actual length = 12 × (4/2)feet = 24 feet

Width if the drawing = 6 inches

Actual width = 6 × (4/2)feet = 12 feet

The area of the actual room will be gotten by multiplying the dimensions. This will be:

= 24 feet × 12 feet

= 288 feet

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