Question

Lisa made a scale drawing of a poster she is going to paint. She used a scale of 1 cm = 5ft. If the picture in Lisa’s drawing is 3 cm wide, how long is the actual poster?

Answer 1

The actual poster is 15ft wide.

Explanation:

Since 1cm is equal to 5ft, all you have to di is 3 x 5, which equals 15.