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Bea is building a 1:120 scale model of a museum building. Her model has a rectangular base that is 3 feet wide and 2 feet long. What is the area of the base of the actual museum in square feet?
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Bea is building a 1:120 scale model of a museum building. Her model has a rectangular base that is 3 feet wide and 2 feet long.

What is the area of the base of the actual museum in square feet?

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Area of the base of the model
3*2 = 6 square feet

Since the actual building 120 times bigger than the model, it should be multiplied with 120
6*120 = 720 square feet
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