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A scale drawing of a pool has scale of 1 in :4 ft. If the actual pool is 16 ft wide, how is the pool represented in the drawing

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Answer: 4 inches

Explanation:

Let the width of the pool in the drawing be represented by x.

Since scale drawing of a pool has scale of 1 in :4 ft and the actual pool is 16 ft wide, this can be represented in an equation as:

1/4 = x/16

Cross multiply

4 × x = 1 × 16

4x = 16

x = 16/4

x = 4

Therefore, the pool representation in the drawing is 4 inches

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