Question

A scale drawing of an apartment shows the living room length as 5.7 inches. The scale on the drawing is 1 inch = 3 feet. What is the actual length , in feet, of the living room?

Answer 1

17.1 feet

Explanation:

Scale drawing = 5.7 inches

scale = 1 inches = 3 feet

If 1 inches = 3 feet

5.7 inches =
`x` feet

solving for
`x`, we cross-multiply

`x` x 1 = 5.7 x 3

`x` = 17.1 feet