Question

In a diagram of a landscape plan, the scale is 1 cm=10 ft. In the diagram, the trees are 3.1 centimeters apart. How far apart should the actual trees be planted?

Answer 1

it should be planted 31 ft apart.

Answer 2

`31\ ft`

Explanation:

we know that

The scale is equal to

`(1)/(10)(cm)/(ft)`

so

by proportion

Find how far apart should the actual trees be planted, if the trees are
`3.1\ cm` apart in the plan

`(1)/(10)(cm)/(ft)=(3.1)/(x)(cm)/(ft)\\ \\x=10*3.1\\ \\x=31\ ft`