Question

the balcony of an apartment is 4 feet wide by 7 feet long. on a scale drawing of the apartment, the balcony is 0.8 inch wide by 1.4 inches long, and the kitchen is 2.4 inches wide by 2.8 inches long. what is the actual width of the kitchen?

Answer 1

The dimensions of the kitchen is, 12 ft by 14 ft

Find scale:

`(0.8in)/(4ft) = (1.4 in)/(7 ft) = 0.2 (in)/(ft)`

Next lets us find the " real " dimensions on the kitchen:

You need to divide the measurements on the scale drawing by 0.2.

2.4 / 0.2 = 12 ft

2.8 / 0.2 = 14 ft