Question

Jason drew a scale drawing of a city. He used the scale 1 inch : 4 yards. A neighborhood park is 68 yards wide in real life. How wide is the park in the drawing?

Answer 1

17 in

Explanation:

68 yds divided by 4 equals 17 in

Answer 2

17 inches

Explanation:

The scale is the same at every distance, so ...

`\frac{\text{1 in}}{\text{4 yd}}=\frac{w}{\text{68 yd}}\\\\\text{(1 in)}\frac{\text{68 yd}}{\text{4 yd}}=w \qquad\text{multiply by 68 yd}\\\\\text{17 in}=w`

The park is 17 inches wide on the drawing.