Maya and Mabel are inspecting an 80:1 scale floor plan of their new house. The dimensions of the living room on the scaled floor plan are 1 - 7/8 inches by 2 - 1/2 inches. What is the area of their real living room in square feet?

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Koty

31 October, 23:25

Maya and Mabel are inspecting an 80:1 scale floor plan of their new house. The dimensions of the living room on the scaled floor plan are 1 - 7/8 inches by 2 - 1/2 inches. What is the area of their real living room in square feet?

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Dalton Mccarthy · Answer 1

208 ⅓ ft²

Step-by-step explanation:

1⅞ = 15/8 inches : 12

= 5/32 feet on map

Actual = 5/32 * 80

= 25/2 feet

2½ = 5/2 inches : 12

= 5/24 feet on map

Actual = 5/24 * 80 = 50/3

Actual area:

25/2 * 50/3

= 625/3 ft²

= 208 ⅓ ft²