Question

jeffery made a scale drawing of a house and it lot. he used the scale 7 inches : 4 feet. if the actual width of the backyard is 48 feet ,how wide is the yard in drawing?

Answer 1

To find the width of the yard in the drawing, we need to use the given scale of 7 inches : 4 feet. We can set up a proportion to solve for the width of the yard in the drawing:

7 inches / 4 feet = x inches / 48 feet

Cross multiplying gives us:

7 inches * 48 feet = x inches * 4 feet

336 inches = 4x

Dividing both sides by 4:

84 inches = x

Therefore, the width of the yard in the drawing is 84 inches.