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A scale drawing of a school cafeteria has a width of 6 inches and a length of 9 inches. The scale of the drawing represents 0.5 inch as 4 feet. What is the actual size of the cafeteria?

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Answer:
48* 72\ ft^2

Explanation:

Given

Width of school cafeteria
W=6\ in.

Length of Cafeteria
L=9\ in.

Scale of drawing represent
0.5\ in.\ as\ 4\ Ft


1\ in.\ as\ 8\ ft

So actual length and width of drawing


L_(actual)=6* 8=48\ ft


W_(actual)=9* 8=72\ ft

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