The plan of a terrace is 5in:2in.The scale is 2in:6ft.What are the length and the width of the terrace?Find the terrace's area.

5 in 2 in
---- = -----
2 in 6 in

3 answers

The scale is 3ft/in, so the real-life dimensions are

15ft:6ft

The area is thus
(5in*2in)*(6ft/2in)^2
= 10*3^2 = 90 ft^2
How did you get the scale was 3 feet
Area 10