Question

You make a scale drawing of a banner for a school dance. You use a scale of 1 inchequals3 feet. What is the actual width of the​ banner?
width equals 4 inches

The actual width of the banner is__ feet.

Answer 1

To find the actual width of the banner in feet based on the scale provided, you can use the scale of 1 inch equals 3 feet.

Since the width of the banner in the scale drawing is 4 inches, you can calculate the actual width as follows:

\[
\text{Actual width} = \text{Scale width} \times \text{Scale factor}
\]

Plugging in the values:

\[
\text{Actual width} = 4 \, \text{inches} \times 3 \, \text{feet/inch} = 12 \, \text{feet}
\]

Therefore, the actual width of the banner is **12 feet**.