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Helen made a scale drawing of an office building. A desk, which is 6 feet long in real life, is 2 inches long in the drawing. What scale did Helen use for the drawing?
1 inch : $\square$ feet
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Studdy Solution
Solve for the scale factor $x$. Cross-multiply to find $x$:
$$2x = 6$$
Divide both sides by $2$ to solve for $x$:
$$x = \frac{6}{2}$$ $$x = 3$$
Thus, the scale is:
$$1 \text{ inch} : 3 \text{ feet}$$
The scale Helen used for the drawing is:
$$\boxed{1 \text{ inch} : 3 \text{ feet}}$$