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A scale drawing of an American flag is 5 inches long and 3 inches tall. The actual flag is 3 feet tall. What is the scale of the drawing?

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Answer: 1 inch:1 feet

Explanation:

Since we are informed that the scale drawing of an American flag is 5 inches long and 3 inches tall and the actual flag is 3 feet tall.

To calculate the scale of the drawing, we should note that the height of the drawing is 3 inches tall while the height of the actual flag is 3 feet tall. It simply means that (3/3 = 1 inch represents 1 feet

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