Answer:
17.5 feet
Explanation:
The picnic are shortest side is 5 units long on the scale drawing
Since each unit on the scale drawing is 1 inch, the shortest side length on the drawing is 5 inches
Each inch on the drawing corresponds to an actual size of 3.5 feet
Therefore 5 inches corresponds to 5 x 3.5ft = 17.5 feet
Therefore the actual length of the shortest side of the picnic area is 17.5 feet