Question

The blueprint for Moreno​'s living room has a scale of 2 inches equals 3 feet. The family wants to use a scale of 1 inch equals 2 feet. What is the width of the living room on the new​ blueprint? (The width is 8)

Answer 1

Part a) The scale of the new blueprint is

Part b) The width of the living room in the new blueprint is

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The scale of the original blueprint is

and

the width of the living room on the original blueprint is 6 inches

so

Find the actual width of the living room, using proportion

Find the actual length of the living room, using proportion

Find the scale of the new blueprint, divide the length of the living room on the new blueprint by the actual length of the living room

simplify

Find the width of the living room in the new blueprint, using proportion