Question

Rina drew a scale drawing of the elementary school. The scale of the drawing was 1 centimeter : 3 meters. If the school yard is 17 centimeters in the drawing, ]'how wide is the actual school yard?

Answer 1

51 meters

Explanation:

to solve scale multiply the scale measurement (3) by the drawing (17).

3 X 17 = 51 and make sure to use the correct unit (meters) that the drawing states.