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An architectural drawing lists the scale as 1/4" = 1'. If a bedroom measures 3 1/2" by 5 1/4" on the drawing, how large is the bedroom?

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The bedroom is 14 by 21 because you divide both of the lengths by 1/4 to get 14 from 3 1/2 and 21 from 5 1/4 so the bedroom is 14 by 21 or the area is 294.
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