The scale used for the drawing is 3 inches : 5 feet. This means that for every 3 inches on the drawing, the actual size of the elephant is 5 feet.
To find the actual height of the elephant, we can set up a proportion using the scale and solve for the unknown:
3 inches / 5 feet = 6 inches / x feet
Cross-multiplying gives us:
3x = 30
So, x = 10 feet. Therefore, the actual height of the elephant is 10 feet.
We can do a similar calculation for the length of the elephant:
3 inches / 5 feet = 10.8 inches / y feet
Cross-multiplying gives us:
3y = 54
So, y = 18 feet. Therefore, the actual length of the elephant is 18 feet.