Question
Brennan drew a scale drawing of a campsite. He used the scale 2 inches : 3 feet. If the tent is 8 inches long in the drawing, how long is the actual tent?
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Answers
GPT 3.5
To find the actual length of the tent, we need to use the given scale.
The scale is 2 inches : 3 feet.
If the length of the tent in the drawing is 8 inches, we can set up the proportion:
2 inches / 3 feet = 8 inches / x feet
Cross-multiplying, we get:
2x = 3 * 8
2x = 24
x = 24 / 2
x = 12
Therefore, the actual length of the tent is 12 feet.
The scale is 2 inches : 3 feet.
If the length of the tent in the drawing is 8 inches, we can set up the proportion:
2 inches / 3 feet = 8 inches / x feet
Cross-multiplying, we get:
2x = 3 * 8
2x = 24
x = 24 / 2
x = 12
Therefore, the actual length of the tent is 12 feet.