Question

Lydia is an architect. She has to design a courtyard garden inside a new hotel. On her blueprint, which is 1/20 the size of the actual garden, the width of the garden is 36 inches. What is the width of the actual garden?

Answer 1

720 inches

Explanation:

On her blueprint, which is 1/20 the size of the actual garden

the width of the garden is 36 inches.

What is the width of the actual garden?

Let width of the actual garden = x

1/20 of x = 36

1/20 * x = 36

x = 36 ÷ 1/20

x = 36 * 20/1

x = 720

x = 720 inches

The width of the actual garden = 720 inches