Question

An artist recreated a famous painting using an 8:1 scale. The dimensions of the scaled painting are 12 inches by 16 inches. What are the dimensions of the actual painting?

96 inches by 128 inches
36 inches by 112 inches
20 inches by 24 inches
1.5 inches by 2 inches

Answer 1

If the dimensions of the scaled painting are 8 times smaller than the actual painting, then the actual dimensions can be found by multiplying the scaled dimensions by 8.

So, the actual dimensions of the painting are:

12 inches x 8 = 96 inches (width)

16 inches x 8 = 128 inches (height)

Therefore, the dimensions of the actual painting are 96 inches by 128 inches.