Question

Kenneth measured a hotel and made a scale drawing. The scale he used was
1
1 inch
=
4
=4 feet. The actual length of a room in the hotel is
20
20 feet. How long is the room in the drawing?

Answer 1

To find the length of the room in the drawing, we can use the scale given:

1 inch = 4 feet.

If the actual length of the room is 20 feet, we can use the following steps to find out how long that is in the drawing:

\[
\text{Length in drawing (inches)} = \frac{\text{Actual length (feet)}}{\text{Scale factor (feet per inch)}}
\]

In this case:

\[
\text{Length in drawing} = \frac{20 \text{ feet}}{4 \text{ feet/inch}} = 5 \text{ inches}
\]

Thus, the length of the room in the drawing is **5 inches**.