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OpenStudy (moazzam07):

please help medal and Fan

OpenStudy (moazzam07):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay I'll help you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Multiply by 20

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Each dimension is in the scale 1:20 That means each real length is 20 times the drawing size.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

First, what is 4 inches * 20 ? 5 inches * 20 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So just think of the scale as a fraction 1 over twenty or 1/20

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Exactly just multiply by 20

OpenStudy (moazzam07):

100 and 80

OpenStudy (moazzam07):

@mathstudent55 its 80 and 100

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Correct. The real dimensions of the room are 80 inches and 100 inches. Now we need to find the area. Since the room is a rectangle, you use the formula for the area of a rectangle A = LW

OpenStudy (moazzam07):

100 x 80 ?

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Yes. What do you get?

OpenStudy (moazzam07):

8000

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

A = 100 in. * 80 in. = 8000 in.^2 Now we have the are in square inches. The problem wants the are in square feet, so we need to convert.

OpenStudy (moazzam07):

ok how do we convert

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

We need to figure out how many square inches there are in a square foot.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

First, do you know how many inches there are in a foot?

OpenStudy (moazzam07):

144

OpenStudy (moazzam07):

12

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

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OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

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OpenStudy (moazzam07):

There are 144 square inches in a square foot

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Correct also.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

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OpenStudy (moazzam07):

ok

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

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