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To convert the scale from 1 box = 4 inches to 1 box = 2 inches, we can scale down the measurements by dividing by 2.
The original width in the scale drawing is 3 boxes. Dividing this by 2 gives us:
3 boxes / 2 = 1.5 boxes
So the width in boxes of the new drawing will be 1.5 boxes.