Question

A blueprint for a home under construction states that 1/2 inch on the drawing represents 1 foot in the actual home and is written as 1/2 in : 1 ft. This ratio of the two sets of measurements is called the ___________.

Answer 1

x=36.9

Explanation:

1 : 4 1/2 :: 8 1/5 : x proportion

x = (4 1/2)(8 1/5) product of means/extremes

x = (9/2)(41/5) change improper fraction

x = 369/10 multiply

x = 36.9 change to decimal