Question

An artist is hired to create an art display for the interior of a city building. The display is to span a total width of 14 yd. The artist decides to cover this space with equally sized portraits placed side-by-side in a horizontal line with no gaps. Each portrait has a width of 42 in. How many portraits will be used in the display?First fill in the blanks on the left side of the equation using three of the ratios shown. Then write your answer on the right side of the equation.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Width of a portrait = 42 inch

Total Width of the display = 14 yards

1 Yard = 36 inches

14 yards = 36 x 14 = 504 inches

Therefore, the number of portraits that will be used in the display will be:

`\begin{gathered} =(504)/(42) \\ =12\text{ portraits} \end{gathered}`