Question

Paula drew a sketch of her office parking lot, as shown below. (Figure is not drawn to scale.) The scale Paula used for her drawing is 2 inches equals 5 yards. What is the actual length, in yards, of the parking lot? Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

Answer 1

16 1/4 or 16.25

Explanation:

6 4/8 or 6 1/2 is the length of the drawing

Every 2 inches equal 5 yards.

Divide 6 1/2 / 2 = 3.25

There are 3.25 units of 2 inches in the drawing, so there are 3.25 units of 5 yards in the parking lot. 3.25 x 5 = 16 1/4