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a scale drawing of a building needs to be made using the scale 1 in = 190 ft. how tall will the builging in the scale drawing be if the building is 570 ft tall​

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Answer:


\boxed{\text{3 in}}

Explanation:

1 in = 190 ft

x in = 570 ft

We can use ratio and proportion to solve this problem.


\begin{array}{cccl}(1)/(x) & = & (190)/(570) & \\\\570 & = & 190x & \text{Mutiplied by lowest common denominator (570x)}\\3 & = & x & \text{Divided each side by 3}\\\end{array}

The building will be
\boxed{\textbf{3 in}} tall in the scale drawing.

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