Question

Tara will draw a scale model of the garden

she wants to plant. Her scale will be 1 cm. =
2.5 ft.
4 cm.
8.5 cm
What will be the actual dimensions of Tara's
garden?
A. 1.6 ft. by 3.4 ft.
B. 4 ft. by 34 ft.
C. 8 ft. by 34 ft.
D. 10 ft. by 21.25 ft.

Pls explain how u got the answer!

Answer 1

D.

Explanation:

We know that each centimeter is equal to 2.5 feet. The way I solved it was this.

We start with the 4cm. We can multiply 4×2.5, and that gives us 10 feet. We can do 8.5×2.5, and that will equal 21.25 feet. So the final and correct answer is D. 10 feet by 21.25 feet