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  • 08-11-2017
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in a scale drawing,a 42 foot tree is drawn 6 inches high. the flag pole next to it is drawn 7 inches high. how tall is the actual flag pole.

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  • 08-11-2017
Answer: 
49 feet

Explanation: 
42 feet = 6 inches 
Simplify this to find the scale rate:
42 ÷ 6 = 7 
6 ÷ 6 = 1 
1 inch = 7 feet

If the pole is draw 7 inches tall, then it is 7 times that height in feet:
7 • 7 = 49 feet.
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