To find the width of the picnic area in the drawing, we can set up a proportion using the scale. The ratio of the width in the drawing to the width in real life is 1 inch : 4 yards.
Let x be the width of the picnic area in the drawing in inches.
Then, we have the proportion: x/80 yards = 1 inch/4 yards.
To solve for x, we can cross multiply:
80 yards * 1 inch = x * 4 yards.
Simplifying the right side:
80 inches = 4x.
Dividing both sides by 4:
20 inches = x.
Therefore, the width of the picnic area in the drawing is 20 inches.
Lillian drew a scale drawing of a county park. The scale she used was 1 inch : 4 yards. The picnic area is 80 yards wide in real life. How wide is the picnic area in the drawing?
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