Question
Kirk measured a petting zoo and made a scale drawing. The scale he used was 7 centimeters : 6 meters. If the actual length of the goat pen is 18 meters, how long is the pen in the drawing?
centimeters
centimeters
Answers
GPT 3.5
To find out the length of the pen in the drawing, we can set up a proportion with the given scale.
Let's say x represents the length of the pen in the drawing.
According to the scale, 7 centimeters corresponds to 6 meters.
Therefore, we can set up the proportion:
7 centimeters / 6 meters = x centimeters / 18 meters
Cross-multiplying, we get:
7 centimeters * 18 meters = 6 meters * x centimeters
126 centimeters * meters = 6x centimeters * meters
Canceling out the units, we have:
126 = 6x
Dividing both sides by 6, we get:
x = 126 / 6
x = 21
Therefore, the length of the pen in the drawing is 21 centimeters.
Let's say x represents the length of the pen in the drawing.
According to the scale, 7 centimeters corresponds to 6 meters.
Therefore, we can set up the proportion:
7 centimeters / 6 meters = x centimeters / 18 meters
Cross-multiplying, we get:
7 centimeters * 18 meters = 6 meters * x centimeters
126 centimeters * meters = 6x centimeters * meters
Canceling out the units, we have:
126 = 6x
Dividing both sides by 6, we get:
x = 126 / 6
x = 21
Therefore, the length of the pen in the drawing is 21 centimeters.