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Shawn made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The scale he used was 13 inches = 5 feet. The backyard is 104 inches in the drawing. How wide is the actual yard? feet

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User Chaya
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13 inches = 5 feet

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Find 1 inch:
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1 inch = 5/13 feet

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Find 104 inches:
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104 inches = 5/13 x 104 feet
104 inches = 40 feet

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Answer: 40 feet
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