The rectangular pool is 24 feet in length and 36 feet in width. A scale drawing of the pool has a length of 8 inches. What is the area, in square inches, of the pool in the scale drawing?

Question

Responses

A 7272

B 9696

C 4040

D 864

Answer 1

B) 9696

To find the area in the scale drawing, first find the ratio of length in the drawing to the actual length:

24 feet (actual length) / 8 inches (scale drawing length) = 3

Now find the ratio of width in the drawing to the actual width:

36 feet (actual width) / x = 8 inches (scale drawing width)

x = 12 inches

Now calculate the area in the scale drawing:

8 inches (scale drawing length) * 12 inches (scale drawing width) = 96 square inches

Therefore, the area of the pool in the scale drawing is 96 square inches.