A scale drawing of an apartment shows the living room length as 5.7 inches. The scale on the drawing is 1 inch = 3 feet. What is the actual length , in feet, of the living room?

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Answer:

17.1 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Scale drawing = 5.7 inches

scale = 1 inches = 3 feet

If 1 inches = 3 feet

5.7 inches = [tex]x[/tex] feet

solving for [tex]x[/tex], we cross-multiply

[tex]x[/tex] x 1 = 5.7 x 3

[tex]x[/tex] = 17.1 feet

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