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A scale drawing has a scale of 0.25 in. : 12 ft. Find the length on the drawing for an actual length of 15 ft.

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If 0.25 in on a drawing is 12 ft in real life, than 1 in on the drawing is 48 ft in real life.

Just divide 15 by 48

15/48=0.3125

So the length of 15 in real life to a drawing is 0.3125 inches.

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