Mona made a scale drawing of an apartment. The scale of the drawing was 1 inch : 3 feet. A rug by the door is 6 feet long in real life. How long is the rug in the drawing?
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Since the scale of the drawing is 1 inch : 3 feet, we can set up the proportion:
1 inch / 3 feet = x inches / 6 feet
Cross multiplying, we get:
3x = 6
Dividing both sides by 3, we find:
x = 2
Therefore, the rug is 2 inches long in the drawing.