Scale: 1 box = 3 inchesConvert this scale drawing of a bureau drawer so that it has a scale of 1 box = 6 inches. The length in the scale drawing shown is 8 boxes.  What will be the length in boxes of the new scale drawing?

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In the original scale, the length of the bureau drawer in boxes is 8.

To convert the scale to 1 box = 6 inches, we need to double the length of the boxes.

Therefore, the length in boxes of the new scale drawing will be 8 x 2 = <<8*2=16>>16 boxes.