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Eric drew a scale drawing of a country park. The scale he used was 1 inch = 2.5 yards. The picnic area is 80 yards wide in real life. How wide is the picnic area in the drawing ?
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Eric drew a scale drawing of a country park. The scale he used was 1 inch = 2.5 yards. The picnic area is 80 yards wide in real life. How wide is the picnic area in the drawing ?

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if 1 inch = 2.5 yards then
x inch = 80 yards
cross multiplying we have:
80 × 1 = x × 2.5
x = 80÷ 2.5 = 32 inches
therefore the picnic area is 32 inches in the drawing.
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