Problema Solution

On the blueprint of a house,

35

millimeters represents

10

meters. The actual length of the living room is

9

meters. What is its length on the blueprint?

Answer provided by our tutors

let 'x' represent the length on the blueprint:


to cancel the units, millimeters/meters, multiply by meters:

(35/10)*9 = x

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solve for 'x'

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x=31.5


The length on the blueprint would be 31.5 millimeters.