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Rita drew a scale drawing of a picnic area near the river. The picnic area, which is 135 yards long in real life, is 15 inches long in the drawing. What scale did Rita use for the drawing?

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Answer: 1 inch = 9 yards

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that Rita drew a scale drawing of a picnic area near the river and that the picnic area, which is 135 yards long in real life, is 15 inches long in the drawing.

From the above, we can see that for every 1 inch, there are (135/15) = 9 yards. Therefore, the scale used Is:

1 inch = 9 yards

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