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Mitchell made a scale drawing of a house. A rug in the hallway is 5 inches wide in the drawing. The actual rug is 3 feet wide. What is the drawing's scale factor? Simplify your answer and write it as a
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Mitchell made a scale drawing of a house. A rug in the hallway is 5 inches wide in the drawing. The actual rug is 3 feet wide. What is the drawing's scale factor?

Simplify your answer and write it as a ratio, using a colon.

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Answer:

Explanation:

a.Scale factor = distance on the plot / actual distance

b.3 feet = 12 inchs.

so scale factor = 5/12

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