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Amy measured a house and made a scale drawing. The scale of the drawing was 5 millimeters : 2 meters. In the drawing, the dining room is 20 millimeters long. What is the length of the actual dining room?

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Answer: Amy measured a house and made a scale drawing. The scale of the drawing was 5 millimeters : 2 meters. In the drawing, the dining room is 20 millimeters long. What is the length of the actual dining room?

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User Ahmad Dehnavi
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Answer: 8 meters

Step-by-step explanation: Write the scale of the drawing as a fraction.

5 mm
_____
2m

WRITE an equivalent fraction with 20 millimeters as the numerator.

5mm x 4. 20mm
________. = _________
2m x 4. 8m

The actual dinning room is 8 meters long.
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