Asked by ronny
                A building has a height of 125 meters and a length of 80 meters. On a scale drawing of the building, the height is 25 centimeters.
 
What is the length of the building on the scale drawing in centimeters?
            
        What is the length of the building on the scale drawing in centimeters?
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                    Answered by
            BOB
            
    A building has a height of 125 meters and a length of 80 meters. On a scale drawing of the building, the height is 25 centimeters.
 
What is the length of the building on the scale drawing in centimeters?
    
What is the length of the building on the scale drawing in centimeters?
                    Answered by
            Anonymous
            
    80 * (25/125) = 80/5 = 16
    
                    Answered by
            mathhelper
            
    Just set up a simple proportion:
x cm/80 m = 25 cm / 125 m
divide out the units and simplify
x/80 = 25/125
x/80 = 1/5
x = 80/5 = 16 <---- This also explains the calculation shown by "anonymous"
    
x cm/80 m = 25 cm / 125 m
divide out the units and simplify
x/80 = 25/125
x/80 = 1/5
x = 80/5 = 16 <---- This also explains the calculation shown by "anonymous"
                    Answered by
            Jane 
            
    Thank you Anonymous and math helper!!!i checked my answers against yours!!!
    
                    Answered by
            Anonymous
            
    A building has a height of 125 meters and a length of 80 meters. On a scale drawing of the building, the height is 25 centimeters.
What is the length of the building on the scale drawing in centimeters?
    
What is the length of the building on the scale drawing in centimeters?
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