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Josh is building a sandbox for his little sister. He uses these plans, which have a scale of 2 in. : 3 ft.

What will be the actual dimensions of the finished sandbox?

Josh is building a sandbox for his little sister. He uses these plans, which have-example-1
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Answer:

Width of 6ft and length of 9ft

Explanation:

The sandbox has a ratio of 2:3. If you plug the numbers in with the ratio, you can find the actual dimensions.

Let x be the length

Let y be the width

(Length)

2in / 3ft = 6in / (x)ft

2in / 3ft = 6in / 9ft

(Width)

2in / 3ft = 4in / (y)ft

2in / 3ft = 4in / 6ft

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