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An artist is creating a scale drawing of a mural in the shape of a right triangle she will paint for the city. Her drawing is 8 inches long and has a hypotenuse of 15 inches. If the mural has a hypotenuse of 96 inches, how long is the mural?
(A) 
46.9in.
(C) 
165in.
(B) 
51.2in.
(D) 
180in.

An artist is creating a scale drawing of a mural in the shape of a right triangle she will paint for the city. Her drawing is 88 inches long and has a hypotenuse of 1515 inches. If the mural has a hypotenuse of 9696 inches, how long is the mural?\newline(A) 46.9in 46.9 \mathrm{in} .\newline(C) 165in 165 \mathrm{in} .\newline(B) 51.2in 51.2 \mathrm{in} .\newline(D) 180in 180 \mathrm{in} .

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Q. An artist is creating a scale drawing of a mural in the shape of a right triangle she will paint for the city. Her drawing is 88 inches long and has a hypotenuse of 1515 inches. If the mural has a hypotenuse of 9696 inches, how long is the mural?\newline(A) 46.9in 46.9 \mathrm{in} .\newline(C) 165in 165 \mathrm{in} .\newline(B) 51.2in 51.2 \mathrm{in} .\newline(D) 180in 180 \mathrm{in} .
  1. Find Scale Factor: First, let's find the scale factor by dividing the hypotenuse of the actual mural by the hypotenuse of the drawing.\newlineScale factor = 96 inches15 inches\frac{96 \text{ inches}}{15 \text{ inches}}.\newlineScale factor = 6.46.4.
  2. Calculate Length of Mural: Now, multiply the length of the drawing by the scale factor to find the length of the mural.\newlineLength of mural = 88 inches ×6.4\times 6.4.\newlineLength of mural = 51.251.2 inches.

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