Question

A blueprint of a plot of land has a scale of 1 1/2 cm to m. The length of land measures 15 cm on the blueprint. If l represents the length of the actual piece of land, what is l?

Answer 1

Answer: 22 1/2


Explanation: Your multiplying the length by the fraction!!

1 1/2 or 3/2 x 15/1 = 45/2 or 22 1/2



Turn 15 into a fraction. to make it less complex to multiply with.

15 as the numerator and 1 as the denominator to represent 15 wholes!


*45/2* Turn the improper fraction into a mixed fraction!


Either answer works!

Answer 2

Answer: l = 82.5m

Step-by-step explanation:

11/2 x 15 = 82.5