Maya and Mabel are inspecting a 80:1 scale floor plan of their new house. The dimensions of the living room in the scaled plan a

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Nookie1986 [14]

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Maya and Mabel are inspecting a 80:1 scale floor plan of their new house. The dimensions of the living room in the scaled plan a

re 4cm by 5cm. What is the area of the living room in the real world?

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iogann1982 [59] · Answer 1 · 2023-04-21T00:44:33+03:00

iogann1982 [59]2 years ago

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An 80:1 scale means that for every unit on a diagram, there are 80 units in the real world. So, this means that the floor plan is (80x4) x (80x5) cm, which equals 320 x 400 cm.
If you want to further simplify your answer, this translates to 3.2 meters x 4 meters