Damon drew a scale drawing of a swimming pool. The scale he used was 1 inch : 9 feet. The diving board is 2 inches long in the drawing. How long is the actual diving board?

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Anderson Matos · Answer 1 · 2023-08-26T11:07:49+0000

Since the scale utilized in the draw is 1 inch : 9 feet and the diving board is 2 inches, we need to multiply the 2 inches by the scale:

$2\cdot9ft=18ft$

The actual diving board is 18ft long