Problema Solution
Jackie is building a dollhouse with a scale of 1 inch equals 12 inches. She wants to put a sofa in the dollhouse living room. If a full-size sofa is 72 inches, how long will the dollhouse sofa be?
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Let 'x' represent the length of the dollhouse sofa.
x : 72 = 1 : 12
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x = 6 in
The length of the dollhouse sofa will be 6 inches.