A triangular flag has a height of 15 inches and a base length of 25 inches. Magnolia makes a scale drawing of the flag in which the base length is 10 inches. What is the length of Magnolia’s scale drawing? Show your work.

Answer 1

To find the length of Magnolia's scale drawing, we can use the concept of proportions.

Let x be the length of Magnolia's scale drawing.

Using the proportion of the base lengths:
Original base length / Original height = Scale base length / Scale height

25 / 15 = 10 / x

Now we can cross multiply:
25x = 150
x = 150 / 25
x = 6

So, Magnolia's scale drawing has a length of 6 inches.