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Jared measured a house and its lot and made a scale drawing. The scale of the drawing was 5 millimeters : 3 meters. The actual length of the front lawn is 69 meters. How long is the lawn in the drawing?

User Prakash K
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Answer:

115mm

Explanation:

5/x = 3/69

5/x = 1/23

5*23 = x

115 = x

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