Question

On a scale drawing of a museum, the scale is 0.5 in = 10ft. The gallery for medern art has the dimensions 6in by 5inches in the drawing. What are the actual dimensions? Write a proportion and solve.

Answer 1

120 feet by 100 feet

Explanation:

6 divided by .5 equals 12. Multiply 12 times 10 to get the length of 120 feet.

5 divided by .5 equals 10. Multiply 10 times 10 to get the width of 100 feet.

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