Elliot made a scale drawing of his swimming pool. The scale of the drawing was 1 inch : 3 feet. The actual length of the pool in 30 feet. How long is the pool in the drawing?

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13 inches

10 inches

1/3 inches

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Answer 1

To figure out the length of the pool in the drawing, we need to use the scale. The scale is 1 inch : 3 feet.

Since the actual length of the pool is 30 feet, we can set up the following proportion:

1 inch / 3 feet = x inches / 30 feet

To solve for x, we can cross multiply:

3 feet * x inches = 1 inch * 30 feet

3x = 30

Dividing both sides by 3, we get:

x = 10

Therefore, the length of the pool in the drawing is 10 inches.

So, the correct answer is 10 inches.