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A sofa is 8 feet long. In a scale drawing, the sofa is 3 inches long. Find the scale of the drawing.
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A sofa is 8 feet long. In a scale drawing, the sofa is 3 inches long. Find the scale of the drawing.

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Since 12 inches is 1 foot, 8 inches must be 96 inches (8 x 12)

the ratio is 3:96.
Oh wait, it can be divided once more by 3.
Therefore, the (final) answer for the scale of the drawing is 1:32
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