Question

May I please get help with this. I still can’t seem to figure out the answers for each

Answer 1

Given:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Scale drawing of a house;} \\ 1in\colon9ft \end{gathered}`

This means 1 inch on the drawing is equivalent to 9 feet in real life.

Part A:

Let x represent the height of the real house.

`\begin{gathered} 1in=9ft \\ 8in=x \\ \text{Hence, cross multiplying,} \\ \\ x*1=8*9 \\ x=72\text{feet} \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the height of the real house is 72 feet.

Part B:

Let y represent the length of the house in the scale drawing.

`\begin{gathered} 1in=9ft \\ y=27ft \\ \text{Hence, cross multiplying,} \\ \\ 9* y=27*1 \\ 9y=27 \\ \text{Dividing both sides by 9,} \\ y=(27)/(9) \\ y=3 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the length of the house in the scale drawing is 3 inches.