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In a scale drawing, an airplane has a length of 35 centime- ters. The length of the actual plane is 87.5 feet. What is the scale of the drawing? Be sure to write the scale in simplest form.
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In a scale drawing, an airplane has a length of 35 centime-

ters. The length of the actual plane is 87.5 feet.
What is the scale of the drawing?
Be sure to write the scale in simplest form.

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35 cm: 87.5 ft
1 cm: X
cross multiplying
35 cm X = 1 cm x 87.5 ft
x= 87.5 ft. cm /35 cm
X=2.5 ft
the awnser would be 1cm: 2.5 ft
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