Question

In a blueprint drawing of an apartment, the width of the living room is 5.5 inches. The scale of

the drawing is 1 in.=2.5 ft. What is the width, in feet, of the actual living room?

Answer 1

13.75 feet

Explanation:

We can set up an equation

1/2.5=5.5/x

Cross multiplying, we get

x=2.5*5.5

x=13.75