Sara made a scale drawing of the playground.

Question

24 cm
Playground
20 cm
If 2 cm = 5 ft, what is the AREA of the playground?
• A. 480 f2
• B. 600 f2
• c. 3,000 ft*
D. 12,000 ft

Answer 1

To find the area of the playground, we first need to find the dimensions of the playground in feet.

Since 2 cm = 5 ft, we can set up a proportion to find the length and width of the playground in feet:

24 cm --> x ft
20 cm --> y ft

Using the proportion:

24/2 = x/5
x = 24*(5/2)
x = 60 ft

And

20/2 = y/5
y = 20*(5/2)
y = 50 ft

Now, we can find the area of the playground by multiplying the length and width:

Area = length * width
Area = 60 ft * 50 ft
Area = 3000 ft

Therefore, the area of the playground is 3,000 ft squared, which corresponds to 3,000 ft*.

So the answer is C. 3,000 ft*