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On the blueprint of a house, 38 millimeters represents 6 meters. the length of the living room is 57 millimeters on the blueprint. what is the actual length of the living room ?

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For this case we can make the following rule of three:
38 milimeters ---------> 6 meters
57 milimeters ---------> x
Clearing x we have:
x = (57/38) * (6)
x = 9 meters
Answer:
the current length of the living room is:
x = 9 meters
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