Question

Dimensions of a house are 300 feet by 125 feet if 1 inch represents 50 feet what are the dimensions of the house on the drawing

Answer 1

divide 300 feet by 50 which is 6, divide 125 ft by 50 which is 2.5. Therefore your dimensions are 6 in by 2.5 in

if you're in putting in the computer it may want 2.5 in fraction form which is 2 1/2 in or in improper fraction form 5/2 in

Answer 2

6 inches by 2.5 inches.

Explanation:

We have been given that the dimensions of a house are 300 feet by 125 feet. 1 inch represents 50 feet.

To solve our given problem, we will divide both dimensions of actual house by 50 as:

`\frac{300\text{ feet}}{\frac{\text{50 feet}}{\text{1 inch}}}`

Apply rule
`(a)/((b)/(c))=(ac)/(b)`:

`\frac{300\text{ feet}}{\text{50 feet}}*{\text{1 inch}`

`(6)/(1)*{\text{1 inch}`

`6\text{ inch}`

`\frac{125\text{ feet}}{\frac{\text{50 feet}}{\text{1 inch}}}`

Apply rule
`(a)/((b)/(c))=(ac)/(b)`:

`\frac{125\text{ feet}}{\text{50 feet}}*{\text{1 inch}`

`(2.5)/(1)*{\text{1 inch}`

`2.5\text{ inch}`

Therefore, the dimensions of the house on the drawing are 6 inches by 2.5 inches.