Question

A farmer drafts his garden on a scale drawing. The drawing scale is 8 inches for every 30 m. If the actual garden is 30 m long, how long is the drawing?

Answer 1

Proportion states that the two ratios or fractions are equal.

As per the given statement:

A farmer drafts his garden on a scale drawing.

The drawing scale is 8 inches for every 30 m and the actual garden is 30 m long.

then by definition of proportion

we have;

`(8)/(30) =(x)/(30)`

Multiply both sides by 30 we get;

`8 = x`

Therefore, 8 inches long is the actual drawing.