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The scale drawing shows the dimensions of a motel. find the actual length of the east side.

The scale drawing shows the dimensions of a motel. find the actual length of the east-example-1

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Answer:

30 yards:6 inches = 5 yards per inch

(5 yards/inch)(2 inches) = 10 yards

The actual length of the east side is 10 yards.

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The actual length of the east side of the motel is 10 yards.

To find the number of yards per inch in the drawing, we can set up a proportion:

6 inches : 30 yards

1 inch : x yards

Cross-multiplying, we get:

6x = 30

Dividing both sides by 6, we get:

x = 5

Therefore, there are 5 yards per inch in the drawing.

Since the east side of the motel is 2 inches long in the drawing, the actual length of the east side of the motel is 2 * 5 = 10 yards.

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