Question

I need your help to buy a door for my house. I have a scale drawing for the door I want but I am not sure of the true size. In the scale drawing the length is 4 in and the width as 7in. The scale for the door is 1 in = 1.5 ft. What are the actual measurements of the door?

Answer 1

According to the scale, 1 inch on the drawing represents 1.5 feet in real life. So, to find the actual length of the door, we need to multiply the length on the drawing by the scale factor:

4 inches x 1.5 feet/inch = 6 feet

Similarly, to find the actual width of the door, we need to multiply the width on the drawing by the scale factor:

7 inches x 1.5 feet/inch = 10.5 feet

Therefore, the actual measurements of the door are 6 feet by 10.5 feet.