Question

Charlie made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The scale he used was 1 inch : 3 feet. The actual length of the backyard is 54 feet. How long is the yard in the drawing?

Answer 1

The yard in the drawing is 18 feet long

Explanation:

The computation of the long yars in the following is as follow:

Given that

Scale used be 1 inch : 3 feet

And, the actual length is 54 feet

So, the long it would be

= 54 feet ÷ 3 feet

= 18 feet

Hence, The yard in the drawing is 18 feet long