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Scale: 1 box = 15 feet

Convert this scale drawing so that it has a scale of 1box = 5 feet. The width in the scale drawing shown is 2 boxes What will be the width in boxes of the new scale drawing?

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The current scale of 1 box = 15 feet needs to be converted to a scale of 1 box = 5 feet.

To convert the scale, we can divide the current scale (15 feet) by the desired scale (5 feet): 15 feet / 5 feet = 3.

Therefore, the new scale will be 1 box = 3 boxes.

Since the width in the current scale drawing is 2 boxes, the width in the new scale drawing will be 2 boxes x 3 = 6 boxes.