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In the drawing of a school, the cafeteria is 12 cm wide and 16 cm long. the cafeteria is actually 23m long how wide is the cafeteria?
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In the drawing of a school, the cafeteria is 12 cm wide and 16 cm long. the cafeteria is actually 23m long how wide is the cafeteria?

User Mustafa ASAN
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Set up a proportion:
12/x = 16/23

Cross multiply:
12(23) = 16(x)

Solve for x:
276=16x
X=17.25 meters
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