Question

In the scale used on a blueprint, 14 inch represents 3 feet. on the blueprint, what is the length of a room with an actual length of 24 feet.

Answer 1

the actual problem is In the scale used on a blueprint, 1/4 inch represents 3 feet. On the blueprint, what is the length of a room with an actual length of 24 feet.

12 in but no so sure about the additional 24 so you divide 24 by 12 to get 2 so the actual answer is 2 in and i also this correct .

Explanation:

So what the actual answer is 1/4 in: 3 in

1 in:12 in which to get to 1 you multiply by the reciprocal which is 4 and 4*3 is 12 .

Answer 2

14 inches : 36 inches
Scale is 1 : 2.5714285714

24 feet actual length = on the blueprint = (24*12) / 2.5714285714 =
112 inches on the blueprint.