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Dirk drew a scale drawing of a shopping center. The scale of the drawing was 2 inches : 1 foot. The actual length of a bakery in the shopping center is 71 feet. How long is the bakery in the drawing?

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142 inches.............
User Eskatos
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Answer:

142in

Explanation:

If the inches are twice the amount of feet (2:1) then we multiply 71 by 2.

2:1

142:71

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