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help converting measurements?

I'm moving into a new apartment and using a smaller bedroom as a library/office and I'm trying to figure out how big the room is. I have a printed out version of the layout but it provides the measurements in a weird way. It says that on this diagram, 1.25 of an inch is equal to 8'2" (8 feet 2 inches). Can someone help do the math to figure out the size of the office in feet and inches? I'm too lazy. On the diagram, the office is 1.75 inches wide, and 2.25 inches long. Thanks!

Update:

correction: it's 2.5 inches long

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  • Steve A
    Lv 7
    3 years ago
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    Inch/foot = 1.25/ 8 1/6 = 1.75/x

    8' 2" = 98"

    x = (98)(1.75/1.25) = 137.2" = 11' 5.2"

    1.25/98 = 2.25/x

    x = 176.4" = 14' 8.4"

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