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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
User Sammiepls
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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
User Jeff Wofford
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