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  • 20-12-2021
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In a scale drawing, 3 millimeters represents 17 meters. Exactly how many millimeters represents 55 meters?

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jimthompson5910 jimthompson5910
  • 20-12-2021

Answer: Approximately 9.706 mm

Work Shown:

(3 mm)/(17 m) = (x mm)/(55 m)

3/17 = x/55

3*55 = 17*x

165 = 17x

17x = 165

x = 165/17

x = 9.706 approximately

Side note: I used the cross multiplication rule for the third step.

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