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A toy company is building dollhouse furniture. A rectangle door of a dollhouse has a height of 7 centimeters and a width of 3 centimeters. What is the perimeter of the door on a scale drawing that uses the scale 3.5?

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Answer: To find the perimeter of the door on a scale drawing, we need to first determine the dimensions of the door on the scale drawing.

If the actual height of the door is 7 centimeters, then the height on the scale drawing will be:

7 cm ÷ 3.5 = 2 cm

Similarly, if the actual width of the door is 3 centimeters, then the width on the scale drawing will be:

3 cm ÷ 3.5 = 0.857 cm

Now we can use these dimensions to find the perimeter on the scale drawing:

Perimeter = 2 × (height + width) = 2 × (2 cm + 0.857 cm) = 2 × 2.857 cm = 5.714 cm

Therefore, the perimeter of the door on the scale drawing is 5.714 centimeters.

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