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A scale drawing of a school bus has a scale of 12 inches to 5 feet. If the length of the school bus is 412 inches on the scale drawing, what is the

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Answer:The actual length of the bus is 45 ftStep-by-step explanation:The complete question isA scale drawing of a school bus has a scale of 1/2 inch to 5 feet. If the length of the school bus is 4 1/2 inches on the scale drawing, what is the actual length of the bus? we know thatThe scale is [tex]\frac{0.5}{5} \frac{in}{ft}=0.1\frac{in}{ft}[/tex]The length of the school bus is 4 1/2 inches on the scale drawingTo find out the actual length of the bus, divide the length on the scale drawing by the scaleConvert mixed number to an improper fraction[tex]4\frac{1}{2}\ in=\frac{4*2+1}{2}=\frac{9}{2}\ in[/tex]Find the actual length of the bus[tex]\frac{\frac{9}{2}\ in}{0.1\frac{in}{ft}}=45\ ft[/tex]