Question

A blueprint of a house shows a kitchen that is 4 inches long and 3 inches wide. The actual kitchen will be 16 feet long. How wide will

the actual kitchen be?

Answer 1

12 feet wide

Explanation:

We are solving for a ratio between the long side of the actual kitchen, and the long side of the house on the blueprint. To find this ratio, we divide 16 by 4 to get 4:

16/4=4

Therefore, our ratio is 4. We can multiply the width of the blueprint length (3) by the the ratio of the real width:

3*4=12

Therefore, the actual kitchen will be 12 feet wide.