Question

Ms. Spinelli drew a map of her school's rectangular. The scale is 1 inch = 8 feet. What is the length of the rectangle in feet if the length on the map is 4 inches?

1) 24 feet
2) 32 feet
3) 36 feet
4) 40 feet

Answer 1

By using the scale factor of 1 inch = 8 feet and multiplying it by the length on the map of 4 inches, we determined that the length of the rectangle is 32 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the length of Ms. Spinelli's school's rectangular map in feet when given a scale and length on the map, we apply the scale factor. The scale is 1 inch = 8 feet. If the length on the map is 4 inches, we multiply the number of inches by the scale factor to get the length in feet.

Length in feet = length on the map × scale factor

Length in feet = 4 inches × 8 feet/inch

Length in feet = 32 feet