Michael is making a scale drawing of a rectangular room using a scale of 1 inch equals 1.5 feet. He wants to use paper that has a width of 8.5 inches and length of 11 inches. Will a room that is 16 feet by 16 feet fit on a single sheet of the paper?
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NO
Step-by-step explanation:
1 feet = 1/1.5 inch
16 feet x 16 feet = 16/1.5 inch x 16/1.5 inch
= 10.67 inch x 10.67 inch
The paper is 8.5 inches x 11 inches. Hence the drawing of room will not fit in a single sheet of paper.
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