The Johnson’s have a square rug in their living room that is 36 ft2. For Christmas, they are building a dollhouse for their daughter. Its linear dimensions are exactly 60 times smaller than their actual house. In the dollhouse, what are the dimensions of the rug (in inches)? [12 inches in 1 foot]
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A:
1. You have that Tthe square rug in their living room is 36 ft², then, the lenghts of its sides, are:
A=L² L=√A L=√36 ft² L=6 ft
2. There are 12 inches in 1 foot, then:
12 inches----1 ft x----6 ft
x=6x12 x=72 inches
L=72 inches
3. Its linear dimensions are 60 times smaller than their actual house. Then, you have: