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If a tree in a 1 in.: 2ft scale drawing is 10 inches tall, how tall is the actual tree?

User Stdout
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Answer:

20 ft.

Explanation:

You can solve this as a proportion:


(1)/(2) = (10)/(y)

The y is equal to 20.

Hope it helps!

User Ruben Vermeersch
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