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HOMEWORK
Problems #1 and 2: The scale on a set of blueprints for a house is 1 inch = 3 feet.
1) The length of the living room of the house
measures 15 feet. What is the length of
the room on the blueprint?
2) On the blueprint, the basement is
20 inches long. How long would the
basement be in the actual house?
Problems #3 and 4: The scale on a set of blueprints for a city model is 1 inch = 9 feet.
3) The courthouse is the tallest building
1
in the city. If it is 7 inches tall in the
2
model, how tall is the actual building?
4) The Board of Supervisors would like
to install new flagpoles that are each
45 feet tall. How tall are the flagpoles
in the model?
5) At the local shelter, the ratio of cats
to dogs is 3:4. If there are 20 dogs,
how many cats are there?
6) A map’s scale is 1.5 inches to 3 miles.
If two things are 2 inches apart on the
map, how far apart are they in real life?
7) A house 40-feet tall casts a 45-foot
shadow. A tree casts a 30-foot shadow.
How tall is the tree?
8) If the exchange rate between US dollars
and British pounds is $1 to 0.6 pounds, what
would the cost of an item in US dollars be
if it costs 27 British pounds?
9) The Skyway Snack Company makes a snack
mix that contains raisins, peanuts, and
chocolate pieces. The mixture ratio is
1 cup raisins to 0.25 cups peanuts to
0.5 cups chocolate pieces.
Suppose the company wants to sell a large
size bag that contains 6 cups of raisins.
How many cups of peanuts and chocolate
pieces should be added?
10) Amanda spent 60% of her paycheck at the
mall. If she spent $45, what was the total
amount of her paycheck?