The blueprint of a concrete patio has a scale of 2 inches = 3 feet. On this blueprint, the width of the patio is 12 inches. You want to create a NEW blueprint using a scale of 1…

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Crocobag · Answer 1 · 2022-03-07T12:22:09+0000

Answer:

$9\ \text{inches}$

Explanation:

$2\ \text{inches}$ of the blueprint is
$3\ \text{feet}$ of the actual concrete patio.

So
$1\ \text{inch}$ of the blueprint =
$(3)/(2)\ \text{feet}$ of the actual concrete patio

Width of the patio in the blueprint is
$12\ \text{inches}$ .

So
$12\ \text{inches}$ of the blueprint =
$12* (3)/(2)=18\ \text{feet}$ of the actual concrete patio.

Now for the new blueprint
$1\ \text{inch}=2\ \text{feet}$ of the actual concrete patio.

$1\ \text{feet}$ of the actual concrete patio =
$(1)/(2)\ \text{inch}$ of the new bluprint.

So,
$18\ \text{feet}$ of the actual concrete patio =
$(18)/(2)=9\ \text{inches}$ of the new blueprint.