Help!! will give medal:) pic attached:)
zeke's family is planning to build a new house.the floor plan is drawn to scal of 1/4in=1ft.
fill in the blanks:1/4in:1ft
1in=???????ft
1in=??????in

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Help!! will give medal:) pic attached:)
zeke's family is planning to build a new house.the floor plan is drawn to scal of 1/4in=1ft. 
fill in the blanks:1/4in:1ft
1in=???????ft
1in=??????in

anonymous · Answer

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jamierox4ev3r · Answer

you can use ratios to figure these out ;)

anonymous · Answer

can u explain a lil more

anonymous · Answer

do I take 12in/1ft=1ft/12in like that

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

right, because 1/4 inch=1 foot, then 1inch=4feet. Just plug in the numbers and use reasoning :)

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

so if 1 inch equals 4 feet, how many inches are in 4 feet?

anonymous · Answer

so for the first one would it be$$\frac{ 1\in }{ 1ft }=\frac{ 4ft }{ 1\in }$$

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

@heather040200 ?

anonymous · Answer

so 1in in 4ft?

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

thats right! good job

anonymous · Answer

alright so how would I do the second one 1in=????

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

well if there are four feet in one inch,

how many inches are there in four feet? this is just a simple calculation :)

anonymous · Answer

one

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

there are 12 inches in one foot 

so, 12*4=?

anonymous · Answer

48

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

yes, so that is your answer ^_^

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

do you understand @heather040200

anonymous · Answer

Alright!! thanks so much for the help yes I understand how u got everything thanks again :)

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

no problem :))

anonymous · Answer

could you help me on 2 more questions for this problem?

jamierox4ev3r · Answer

this post is getting kinda laggy? could u post it on a new question?

anonymous · Answer

yup will do