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Exits from a room

In a 20ft by 30ft sprinklered space requiring two exits, what is the minimum distance that one exit must be separated from the other?
A. 10ft
B. 12ft
C. 14ft
D. 16ft

AnswerB. 12ft. For a sprinklered space, take the diagonal distance of the space times one third for the minimum separation between exits.
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