Question

Jodie measure a house and its pot and made a scale drawing. The scale of the drawing was 2 inches : 1 foot. If the actual length of the backyard is 74 feet, how long is the yard in the drawing?

Answer 1

148 Inches

Explanation:

Scale Drawing is a drawing that has been decreased or increased from its original size to a given scale. This scale is a ratio of the size of the drawing to the size of the object being drawn.

The scale of Jodie's drawing is 2 inches: 1 foot

It means that for every 1 foot of the original house, Jodie represents it with 2 inches on her drawing.

If the actual length of the backyard is 74 feet.

Remember, the scale is a ratio given by:

Size of the drawing : Size of the object being drawn.

Let x be the length of the yard in the drawing

2:1=x:74

`(2)/(1)=(x)/(74)`

x= 2 X 74 = 148 inches

The length of the yard in the drawing is 148 inches.

Answer 2

Length of yard in the drawing is 148 inches

Explanation:

The scale is 2in : 1ft

Hence x inches will be 74ft

X = (74×2)÷ 1 = 148 inches