Question

Jordan created a scale drawing of a rectangular room. The drawing is 8 inches long by 6 inches wide. He used a scale of 1 inch equals 3 ft. What is the area, in the square feet, of the room?

Answer 1

The dimensions of the actual floor are 24 feet by 18 feet, and the area of the actual floor is 432 square feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the dimensions of the actual floor, we need to use the scale factor of 1 inch equals 3 feet. The drawing of the room is 8 inches long by 6 inches wide. So, to find the actual dimensions, we multiply the length and width of the drawing by the scale factor.

Length of the actual floor = 8 inches × 3 feet/inch = 24 feet

Width of the actual floor = 6 inches × 3 feet/inch = 18 feet

To find the area of the actual floor, we multiply the length and width.

Area of the actual floor = Length × Width = 24 feet × 18 feet = 432 square feet

Answer 2

Answer: 432 ft^2

Step-by-step explanation:

If 1"=3', and the box is 8"x6", then we can simply multiply the 8 and 6 by three. You would get 24 by 18.

Follow this up by the equation a=w*l to get

a=24*18 = 432 ft^2.