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He uses a scale of 0.5 centimeter to 1 inch to draw the flag. The length of the scale drawing is 2.5 centimeters, and its width is 4.75 centimeters.

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The scale is

0.5 cm = 1 inch

Multiply both sides by 2 to get

1 cm = 2 inches

To convert from the scale drawing to the actual dimensions, we will multiply by 2.

The scale length is 2.5 cm, which converts to 5 inches after multiplying by 2.

The scale width is 4.75 cm which converts to 9.5 inches after multiplying by 2.

The 2.5 cm by 4.75 cm flag on paper corresponds to a 5 inch by 9.5 inch flag in real life.

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