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A game room has a floor that is 200 feet by 20 feet. A scale drawing of the floor on grid paper uses a scale of 2 units:5 feet. What are the dimensions of the scale drawing? Enter your answer as length by width.

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Answer:

200 FEET

2 units/5 feet = x units/200 feet

x = 2/5 (200) = 400/5 = 80 units

Cross Multiplication

5x = 2(200)

x = 400/5 = 80 units

Explanation:

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