Question

You are making a scale drawing of a table. the table length is 2.5 feet and your scale is two inches = five feet. which of the following proportions is correct for solving the scale length for the table in the drawing?

A) 2/2.5 = x/5
B) 5/2.5 = x/2
C) 2/5 = x/2.5

Answer 1

The answer is C

2/5 = x/2.5

Explanation:

Just got it right on the test.

Answer 2

2.5 feet is half of 5 feet meaning we know that 2.5 feet is gonna be equal to half of two inches. So we need the answer that gives us one. 2/2.5 = 0.8 and 0.8/5 = 0.4. This means the answer is not A as it is too small. 5/2.5 = 2 and 2/2 = 1 meaning that it must be b. Therefore it cannot be c cause its already b.