Question

A scale drawing of a city plaza in which 1 inch (in.) = 1.5 feet (ft.) is shown below. 9 in. 9 in. To the nearest whole number, what is the area of the actual plaza? 0 81 square feet O 81 square inches 0 182 square feet 0 182 square inches

Answer 1

1 inch ---> 1.5 feet

9 inch ---> x feet

`\begin{gathered} x*1=1.5*9 \\ x=13.5 \end{gathered}`

therefore the area of the actual plaza

`13.5*13.5=182`

answer: 182 square feet