Question

20 POINTS!!! Amanda made a scale drawing of a theater. The scale she used was 1 inch: 7 feet. The stage is 28 feet wide in real life. How wide is the stage in the drawing?

A: 2 inches
B: 4 inches
C: 4 feet
D: 2 feet
Ty for answering!

Answer 1

Answer: B. 4 inches

Explanation:

The width of the stage can be found by multiplying the width of the scale drawing by the scale factor. Since the scale is 1 inch: 7 feet, you can set up a proportion:

1 inch / 7 feet = x inches / 28 feet

To solve for x (the width of the scale drawing), cross-multiply and simplify:

7 feet * x inches = 1 inch * 28 feet

7x = 28

x = 4

Therefore, the width of the stage is 4 inches.