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You are looking at the scale drawings for a new house.

According to the scale drawing, how wide will the actual patio be?

You are looking at the scale drawings for a new house. According to the scale drawing-example-1

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\bf \cfrac{model}{actual}\qquad \qquad \cfrac{1}{2}=\cfrac{\stackrel{model}{7}}{\stackrel{actual}{w}}\implies w=\cfrac{2\cdot 7}{1}\implies w=14
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Answer:

The actual patio would be 14 meters. wide.

Explanation:

You have a scale drawing for a new house. According to the scale drawing, the Patio is 7 cm wide.

It is given 1 cm = 2 meters.

In this drawing width of patio is 7 cm.

Therefore, 7 cm = 7 × 2 = 14 meters.

The actual patio would be 14 meters. wide.

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