Peter drew a scale drawing of a restaurant. The scale of the drawing was 9 inches : 5 feet. A table in the restaurant is 10 feet long in real life. How long is the table in the drawing?
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First, we need to convert the length of the table from feet to inches. Since there are 12 inches in a foot, the table is 10 feet * 12 inches/foot = <<10*12=120>>120 inches long.
Now we can use the scale of the drawing to find the length of the table in the drawing. The scale is 9 inches : 5 feet, which can be simplified to 9 inches : 60 inches (since 5 feet * 12 inches/foot = 60 inches).
To find the length of the table in the drawing, we can set up a proportion: 9 inches / x inches = 60 inches / 120 inches.
Cross-multiplying gives us: 9 inches * 120 inches = 60 inches * x inches.
Dividing both sides by 60 inches gives us: (9 inches * 120 inches) / 60 inches = x inches.
Simplifying gives us: 1080 inches / 60 inches = x inches.
So x = 18 inches.
Therefore, the length of the table in the drawing is 18 inches. Answer: \boxed{18}.