Question
You are making a scale drawing of a sailboat using the scale 1 inch: 3 feet. The length of nthe sailboat at its longest point is 36 feet and the height is 54 feet.What should the lenght and height of the sailboat be in your drawing?
Answers
Ms. Sue
You can use a proportion:
1/3 = x/36
Cross multiply and solve for x.
1/3 = x/36
Cross multiply and solve for x.