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The scale on a drawing is 3 in.:4 ft. The actual length of the object is 24 feet. How many inches is the length of the object on the drawing?

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in:ft
3:4
x:24--- to find x, multiply each side by 6, because 24/4=6
3*6:24
18:24
The length of the object is 18 in. I think this is what your asking, but I'm not sure because I didn't quite understand the wording on the problem.
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