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the stage wich is 35 feet wide in real life is 5 inches wide in the drawing . what is the scale of the drawing

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Answer: 20 feet

Explanation:

The scale is 3 inches to is to 2 feet

As a ratio, it would be:

The question is what is the actual length of the stage if the drawing is 30 inches. All we need to do is find a ratio proportional to the scale ratio:

Now to find the missing number, cross multiply the fractions first:

Then solve for x:

The answer is 20 feet

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