Question

Karen drew a scale model of her room. Her actual bed measures 60 inches in width by 80 inches in length. Karen used a scale of 1 cm = 8 in. for her drawing. What is the length of the bed on the model?

Answer 1

Using the scale of 1 cm = 8 inches, the length of Karen's actual bed (80 inches) converts to 10 cm on the scale model.

Step-by-step explanation:

Karen drew a scale model of her room and needs to find the length of her bed on the model, given the actual bed measures 60 inches in width by 80 inches in length and the scale used is 1 cm = 8 inches.

First, we will convert the actual length of the bed from inches to centimeters using the scale. Here's how it can be done:

1. Find out how many times the scale goes into the actual length of the bed: 80 inches / 8 inches/cm = 10 cm.
2. The length of the bed on the scale model is, therefore, 10 cm.

So the length of Karen's bed on the model is 10 centimeters.