A scale drawing of a living room is shown below. The scale is 1 : 40.

A rectangle is shown. The length of the rectangle is labeled 6 inches. The width of the rectangle is labeled 4 inches.

Show your work to determine the area of the room in square feet. (5 points)

2 answers

actual length = 240 inches = 20 ft
actual width = 160 inches = 40/3 ft
actual area = 20(40/3) ft^2
= 800/3 ft^2
actual length = 240 inches = 20 ft
actual width = 160 inches = 40/3 ft
actual area = 20(40/30) ft^2
= 800/3 ft^2