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your looking at a catalog that sells camping supplies. some of the items are drawn in scale at a ratio of 1:12, in cm. if a scale of the one of the items is 5cm wide, how wide is the actual item in cm?

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JonHenderson55
The answer is:  " 60 cm " .
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Explanation:
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  1/12 = 5/x ; Solve for "x" ;

Note:  In the numerators:  1* ? = 5 ? Answer: 5 ;  since "5÷1=5".

So: "(1/12) = (1*5)/(12*5) = 5/60 .
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The answer is:  60 cm .
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