Question

Carver is trying to reproduce a scale drawing where every 3 in. will be equal to 2 feet. How long should Carver make the red line, in feet?

Answer 1

6ft

Explanation:

If the scale is 3in:2ft then every 3 inches is equal to 2 feet. 9in can be divided into 3 3in sections and after the sections are scaled 3 2t sections which in all are equal to 6ft.

Answer 2

6 ft

Explanation:

Since the red line is 9 feet long, and we know that
`3\cdot3 = 9`, we can note that 3 inches goes into 9 inches 3 times.

Now that we are making the red line increase by 2 feet for every 3 inches, we can multiply the values.

2 feet × 3 times = 6 feet

So Carver should make the red line 6 feet long.

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