Question

You decide to use a scale of 1 in:8 ft to make a scale drawing of your classroom. If the actual length of your classroom is 36 feet, what should the length of the classroom in the drawing be?

1 in.
4.5 in.
36 in.
288 in.

Answer 1

let the length of the classroom in the drawing be x, then 1in / 8ft = xin / 36 ft. Therefore, xin = 36 ft / 8 ft x 1in = 4.5in