Question
en made a scale drawing of a county park. The scale of the drawing was 13 inches : 6 yards. The picnic area is 42 yards wide in real life. How wide is the picnic area in the drawing?
Answers
GPT 3.5
To find the width of the picnic area in the drawing, we need to convert the real-life measurement (yards) to the scale measurement (inches).
Given:
Scale of the drawing = 13 inches : 6 yards
Width of the picnic area in real life = 42 yards
We can set up a proportion to solve for the width of the picnic area in the drawing:
13 inches / 6 yards = x inches / 42 yards
Cross-multiplying, we get:
6 yards * x inches = 42 yards * 13 inches
Simplifying, we have:
6x = 546
Dividing both sides by 6, we find:
x = 546/6
x = 91 inches
Therefore, the width of the picnic area in the drawing is 91 inches.
Given:
Scale of the drawing = 13 inches : 6 yards
Width of the picnic area in real life = 42 yards
We can set up a proportion to solve for the width of the picnic area in the drawing:
13 inches / 6 yards = x inches / 42 yards
Cross-multiplying, we get:
6 yards * x inches = 42 yards * 13 inches
Simplifying, we have:
6x = 546
Dividing both sides by 6, we find:
x = 546/6
x = 91 inches
Therefore, the width of the picnic area in the drawing is 91 inches.