AmayaBeckwith
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  • 09-02-2017
  • Mathematics
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If I'm a scale drawing 25 feet are represented by 25 inches, then a scale of 1/6 inch represents how many feet?

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JonHenderson55
JonHenderson55 JonHenderson55
  • 10-02-2017
The answer is: 1/6 ft.
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Explanation:
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25 inches : 25 ft:: (1/6) inch: x (ft). 

So: 25/25 = (1/6) / x ;  solve for "x" ;
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 Note:  the "25/25" cancel to '1",  so we have: 

1 = (1/6) / x ;

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(1/6) ÷ x = 1 ;

 1*x = x = 1/6.
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The answer is: 1/6  ft.
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