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Lucia measured the high school and made a scale drawing. The scale she used was 2 centimeters : 3 meters. The parking lot is 54 meters wide in real life. How wide is the parking lot in the drawing?

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Answer: The parking lot in the drawing is 36 centimeters.

Explanation:

Given: Actual width of parking lot = 54 meters

The scale she used was 2 centimeters : 3 meters.

i.e. 3 actual meters = 2 centimeters on drawing

⇒ 1 actual meter =
\frac23 centimeters on drawing

⇒ 54 actual meters =
54*\frac23 centimeters on drawing

⇒ 54 actual meters = 36 centimeters

Hence, the parking lot in the drawing is 36 centimeters.

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