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A blueprint for an art gallery uses a scale of 1 in: 4 ft. One of the rooms in the gallery measures 3 1/2 inches long on the blueprint. How long is the actual room (in feet)?

A blueprint for an art gallery uses a scale of 1 in: 4 ft. One of the rooms in the gallery measures 3 1/2 inches long on the blueprint. How long is the actual room (in feet)?
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A blueprint for an art gallery uses a scale of 1 in: 4 ft.

One of the rooms in the gallery measures 3 1/2 inches long on the blueprint.
How long is the actual room (in feet)?

A blueprint for an art gallery uses a scale of 1 in: 4 ft. One of the rooms in the-example-1
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14ft is the answer !!!
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I'm not sure what picture you need, but this is a proportion problem.
1/4 = 3.5/x => x = 14 feet
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