Yuron is sketching a scale drawing of a famous painting. The painting is 54 inches wide and 72 inches long. He used a scale factor of Two-thirds to make his sketch. How many inches wide is Yuron’s sketch?

36
48
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1 answer

48 inches

To find the width of Yuron's sketch, multiply the width of the original painting by the scale factor.

54 inches x (2/3) = 36 inches

Therefore, Yuron's sketch is 36 inches wide.