If the measurement on a drawing is 1 inch and the scale is 3/8 inch equals 3 feet, the actual measurement of the drawing is 8 feet.

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To find the actual measurement, we need to use the scale factor:

3/8 inch = 3 feet

1 inch = (3/8) * 1/3 * 3 feet = 1/8 * 3 feet = 3/8 feet

Therefore, the actual measurement of the drawing would be 1 inch * (3/8 feet per inch) = 3/8 feet, which is equal to 8 feet when multiplied by the scale factor of 3/8 inch equals 3 feet.

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