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An architectural drawing has a scale of 2 in: 5 ft. If the living room is 15ft by 18ft in real life, what is the area in the drawing?

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Answer: 7.5

Step-by-step explanation: 15 ft * 2 in/ft = 30 in18 ft * 2 in/ft = 36 inso area on plan = 30*36 = 1080 in^2on the real size area = 15*18 = 270 ft^2well to compare them change in^2 to ft^2there are 12 in /ftso 144 in^2 per ft^2so1080 in^2 *1 ft^2/144 in^2 = 7.5 ft^2or you could say30 in = 30/12 ft36 in = 3 ftarea = 90/12 ft^2 = 7.5 ft^2 luckily :)

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