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Carmen drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. In real life, the lawn in the backyard is 72 meters long. It is 24 millimeters long in the picture. What is the scale of the drawing?

1 millimeter : ___ meters
I'm sorry that there is no picture or drawing

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three because each millimeter is equivalent to 3 meters
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Answer:

1 millimeter : 3 meters

Explanation:

Divide 72/24 = 3

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