Question

Mariko has an 80:1 scale drawing of the floor plan of her house. on the floor plan the dimensions of her rectangular living room are 1 and 7/8 inches by 2 and 1/2 inches.

What is the area of her real living room in square feet?

Answer 1

width of living room = 1.875 * 80 /12 = 12.5 foot

length of living room = 2.5 * 80/12 = 16.67 foot

Area of living room = 12.5* 16.67 = 208.33 square foot