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Jackie drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The scale of the drawing was 1centimeter:8meters1\,\text{centimeter} : 8\,\text{meters}. In the drawing, the front lawn is 4centimeters4\,\text{centimeters} wide. What is the width of the actual lawn?\newline\newline____ meters\newline

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Q. Jackie drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The scale of the drawing was 1centimeter:8meters1\,\text{centimeter} : 8\,\text{meters}. In the drawing, the front lawn is 4centimeters4\,\text{centimeters} wide. What is the width of the actual lawn?\newline\newline____ meters\newline
  1. Identify Scale and Measurement: Identify the scale of the drawing and the measurement on the drawing. Scale: 1cm:8m1\,\text{cm} : 8\,\text{m}, Lawn width on drawing: 4cm4\,\text{cm}.
  2. Calculate Actual Width: Calculate the actual width of the lawn using the scale. Actual width = 4cm×8m/cm=32m4 \, \text{cm} \times 8 \, \text{m/cm} = 32 \, \text{m}.

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