Question

Scott makes a scale drawing of a rectangular park. He uses the scale 5 centimeters: 3 meters. The length of his drawing is 20 centimeters and the width is 15 centimeters. What is the area of the park

Answer 1

The area of the park is
`108\ m^(2)`

Explanation:

we know that

The scale drawing is
`(5)/(3)(cm)/(m)`

step 1

Find the actual length of the rectangular park

Divide the length in the drawing by the scale drawing

`20/(5/3)=12\ m`

step 2

Find the actual width of the rectangular park

Divide the width in the drawing by the scale drawing

`15/(5/3)=9\ m`

step 3

Find the area of the park

`A=(12)(9)=108\ m^(2)`