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Maura drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The scale of the drawing was 1 inch : 2 feet. In the drawing, the porch is 6 inches wide. What is the width of the actual porch? Is it 12???
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Maura drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The scale of the drawing was 1 inch : 2 feet. In the drawing, the porch is 6 inches wide. What is the width of the actual porch? Is it 12???

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It is 12 feet ya it is the answer that is it
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Yes, the porch is 12 feet wide.
If 1 inch = 2 feet, and if she makes the porch 6 inches wide, then you multiply the 6inches by 2, since 1 inch is equal to 2 feet.
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