Lindsey drew a scale drawing of the elementary school. The scale she used was 3 millimeters : 8 meters. If the actual length of the school yard is 144 meters, how long is the school yard in the drawing? PLEASE HELP DUE IN 5 MINS!

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Answer:

54 millimeters

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio of the drawing is 3 mm:8 m.

The ratio of the whole yard would be X: 144

Multiply the actual length by the inverse ratio of the drawing to find the length of the drawn school yard.

144*(3/8)=54