Question

The blueprint for landscaping a yard has a scale of 1/2" to 1 foot. If the blueprint is a rectangle 18 inches by22 inches, what are the dimensions of the yard? If u find the answer please explain how you got it that would be very helpful

Answer 1

Set it up as a ratio with bp on top for blueprint and actual on the bottom for the actual measurements of the yard. I'll do 2 of them since there are 2 dimensions they are looking for. Set it up like this:

`(bp)/(actual) : (.5`
Now cross multiply to get the first dimension: .5x = 18 and x = 36. Do the same with the other dimension of the yard:

`(bp)/(actual): (.5`
and cross multiply to solve for that dimension: .5x = 22 and x = 44. So the dimensions of the actual yard are 36x44 ft