Question

Felix measured a house and its lot and made a scale drawing. He used the scale 1 inch : 8 feet. If the porch is 2 inches in the drawing, how wide is the actual porch?

Answer 1

16 feet long
1/8=2/x
Now solve by cross multiplying
X= 16 feet

Answer 2

16 feet wide

Explanation:

Use the proportion

1 in is to 8 feet as 2 inches is to 'x' feet.

1/8 = 2/x

now solve by cross multiplying

x = 16 feet