Question

Chelsea wants to rearrange her room. She makes a scale drawing of the room and cuts

out pieces of paper to represent her furniture. The paper representing her desk is
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1 inches by 2 inches. What are the actual dimensions of her desk?

Answer 1

Desk is 2 1/2 ft. by 4 1/2 ft.

Explanation:

The scale is 1/2 inch = 1 foot.

To change from drawing size to real size, multiply the drawing size in inches by 2 and change to ft.

Desk is 1 1/4 inches by 2 1/4 inches.

1 1/4 × 2 = 2 1/2

2 1/4 × 2 = 4 1/2

Desk is 2 1/2 ft. by 4 1/2 ft.