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Maya and Mabel are inspecting an 80:1 scale floor plan of their new house. The dimensions of the living room on the scaled floor plan are 1- 7/8 inches by 2- 1/2 inches. What is the area of their real living room in square feet?

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Answer:

208 ⅓ ft²

Step-by-step explanation:

1⅞ = 15/8 inches ÷ 12

= 5/32 feet on map

Actual = 5/32 × 80

= 25/2 feet

2½ = 5/2 inches ÷ 12

= 5/24 feet on map

Actual = 5/24 × 80 = 50/3

Actual area:

25/2 × 50/3

= 625/3 ft²

= 208 ⅓ ft²