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Handy is making floor plan for a treehouse using a scale of 1 inch to 2 foot he wants to make the floor of the treehouse have a length of 8 foot how many inches should he show

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Answer:
4\ in.

Explanation:

Given

Handy uses a scale of 1 inch to 2 foot i.e. 1 inch of drawing represents 2 foot

For 8 foot length of tree house he draw x inch(say)


\therefore \ \frac{1\ \text{inch}}{2\ \text{foot}}=(x)/(8)\\\\\Rightarrow x=8* (1)/(2)\\\Rightarrow x=4\ in.

So, handy draw 4 inches.

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