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Interpreting scale drawings

Luke is drawing a map of his block. The actual block is 18001800 feet long and 12601260 feet wide. Luke needs his drawing to fit on his paper, so he decides to make the long side 1010 inches.
What scale is Luke using?
1 inch\qquad 1\text{ inch} :
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
feet\text{feet}
What is the area of Luke's drawing in square inches?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
 square inches\text{ square inches}