Zack drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The backyard is 15 inches wide in the drawing. The actual yard is 24 feet wide. What scale did Zack use for the drawing?

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Zack drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The backyard is 15 inches wide in the drawing. The actual yard is 24 feet wide. What scale did Zack use for the drawing?

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Convert 24ft to in

1ft=12in
24ft=24(12)=288in

Scale used

15/288
5/96
5:96

Sammiepls answered Dec 11, 2022

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Answer:

5 ÷ 96

Explanation:

The scale is

15 in ÷ 24 feet =
15 in ÷ 24*12 in =
15 in ÷ 288 in =
5 in ÷ 96 in =
5 ÷ 96

Jeff Wofford answered Dec 17, 2022

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