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The door on a model building is 2 inches wide. The door on the actual building is 4 feet wide. What was the scale used?

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Answer:

  • 1 : 24

Explanation:

Model door

  • w' = 2 in

Actual door

  • w = 4 ft = 4* 12 in = 48 in

The scale:

  • k = w'/w = 2 in / 48 in = 1/24
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