Denis made a scale drawing of his backyard, using the scale 1/4 inch = 3 feet. The rectangular swimming pool was 2 inches long and 1 inch wide in the drawing. What was the area of the actual swimming pool?

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2 / .25 = 8; 8 * 3 = 24 ft
1 / .25 = 4; 4 * 3 = 12 ft
12 * 24 = 288 ft^2

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24ft long, 12ft wide

2/.25=8 8x3=24
1/.25=4 4x3=12

Caspar Harmer answered Nov 26, 2017

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