Question

an architect needs to make a scale drawing of a home. The width W of the home in the drawing, and inches, is given by the equation W / 0.6=9.5 what is the width of the home in the scale drawing

Answer 1

Use the given equation for w to find the value of it.

Isolate w from the equation, this way:

`\begin{gathered} (w)/(0.6)=9.5 \\ w=9.5\cdot0.6 \\ w=5.7 \end{gathered}`

The width of the home in the scale drawing is 5.7inches.