Question

Below is a scale drawing of a stage that Syla is designing. mc007-1.jpg Using the scale 1 cm : 7 m, Syla calculated the width, or the shorter side of the stage, to be 35 m. She decides to change the scale to 1 cm : 10 m. What is the width of the new stage?

35 m
50 m
56 m
80 m

Answer 1

THe new stage would be 50 meters wide

Answer 2

35/7=5
5*10=50
THe new stage would be 50 meters wide