1.   Find the length of a closet on a scale drawing if the closet is 12 meters wide and the scale is 1 centimeter = 4.5 meters. Round to the nearest tenth.
    A. 3.6 cm B. 2.5 cm
    C. 3.4 cm D. 2.7 cm
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  2.   The Gordons are building a deck in their back yard. They want it to be 10 feet wide and 15 feet long. If the scale on the blueprint is1 inch = 2.5 feet, what should the dimensions be in the scale drawing?
    A. w = 4 in., = 5 in. B. w = 3 in., = 5 in.
    C. w = 25 in., = 37.5 in. D. w = 4 in., = 6 in.
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  3.   The scale on a blueprint is 1 cm for every 2 m. If the width of an arch is to be 5 m, then how wide should it be drawn on the blueprint?
    A. 0.2 cm B. 10 cm
    C. 2.5 cm D. 2.5 m
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  4.   Mr. Navarro is a landscaper. He uses a computer program to generate scale drawings of his plans. If the scale on a particular drawing is 3 cm for each meter and Mr. Navarro wants to plant a hedge that runs along the side of a building and is 13 m long, how long should the drawing of the hedge on the program be?
    A. 30 cm B. 12.3 cm
    C. 23 cm D. 39 cm
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  5.   Find the scale factor of a drawing if the scale is 1 inch = inch.
    A. B.
    C. 1 D. 8
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