You make a scale drawing of a banner for a school dance. You use a scale of 1 inchequals2 feet. What is the actual width of the​ banner?

width equals 12 inches
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To find the actual width of the banner based on the scale you've provided, you can use the scale ratio.

Given:

  • Scale: 1 inch = 2 feet
  • Scale drawing width: 12 inches

To convert the width from inches to feet, you can multiply the width in inches by the scale factor:

\[ \text{Actual width} = \text{Scale drawing width} \times \frac{\text{actual measurement in feet}}{\text{scale measurement in inches}} \] \[ \text{Actual width} = 12 \text{ inches} \times 2 \text{ feet/inch} = 24 \text{ feet} \]

So, the actual width of the banner is 24 feet.