Question

The scale of a room in a blueprint is 5 in.: 9 ft. A wall in the same blueprint is 30 in. Complete the table.

Blueprint length (in.) 5
10
15
20
25
30
Actual length (ft)
9
How long is the actual wall?
The actual wall is
feet long
A window in the room has an actual width of 4.5 feet. Find the width of the window in the blueprint.
The width of the window in the blueprint is
in.

Answer 1

54 feets

2.5 inches

Explanation:

Given that:

Scale model:

5 in : 9ft

If 5 in = 9 ft

Hence, 1 in on the blue print equals

5 in = 9 ft

1 in = x

Cross multiply

5x = 9

x = 9/5 feets

Hence, 1 inches on the blueprint equals 9/5 feets actual

Blueprint length (in.) ___ Actual length (ft)

5 _________ 9

10 ________ 18

15 ________ 27

20 _______ 36

25 _______ 45

30 _______ 54

Hence ;

5 * 9/5 = 9 feets

10 * 9/5 = 18 feets

15 * 9/5 = 27 feets

20 * 9/5 = 36 feets

25 * 9/5 = 45 feets

30 * 9/5 = 54 feets

Window with actual width of 4.5 feets

Width of window in blue print :

Actual width ÷ 9/5

Actual width = 4.5 = 4 1/2 = 9/2

9/2 * 5 /9

= 5 /2

= 2 1/2 inches = 2.5 inches