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Trevor measured the town library and made a scale drawing. In real life, the parking lot is 75 meters long. It is 135 centimeters long in the drawing. What scale did Trevor use? 9 centimeters : meters

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Answer:
9\ cm\equiv 5\ m

Explanation:

Given

The actual length of the parking lot is 75 m

length in the drawing is 135 cm

Here, 75 m is equivalent to 135 cm

Using unitary method


75\ m\equiv 135\ cm


15\ m\equiv 27\ cm


9\ cm\equiv (15)/(3)=5\ \text{m}

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