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a scale drawing of a bathroom is shown:

one side is 3.5 inches, and the other is 2 inches it is scaled to 1:20


What is the area of the actual bathroom in square feet? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.



7 ft2


19 ft2


12 ft2


140 ft2


PLEASE EXPLAIN

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nobillionaireNobley

Scale of drawing = 3.5 inches by 2 inches
Actual bathroom = (3.5 x 20) inches by (2 x 20) inches = 70 inches by 40 inches = 70/12 feet by 40/12 feet = 5.83 feet by 3.33 feet
Area of actual bathroom = 5.83 x 3.33 = 19ft^2

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