Question

Ralph, Jennifer, and Ted want to build a garden with flowers, herbs, and vegetables. The herbs are as wide as the flowers and 4 feet long. The vegetable garden is enlarged to yield the following layout.

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

The actual width of the flower garden, based on a 1:12 scale factor with a plan width of 6 inches, is 72 inches or 6 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

When working with a scale model or drawing, it's essential to understand proportions and how to apply scale factors. For example, if the plans for a flower garden show that it is 6 inches wide on the plan and the scale is 1:12, we first set up the proportion as follows:

1. Write the scale proportion: 1 inch on the plan represents 12 inches in reality.
2. Multiply the plan width by the scale factor to find the actual width: 6 inches (on the plan) × 12 (scale factor) = 72 inches.

Therefore, the actual width of the flower garden is 72 inches, which is equivalent to 6 feet.