Question

Eric is planning to build a raised garden. He sketches a plan with a scale of 1.5 inches = 4 feet. If the garden has a width of 4 inches on the drawing, what will be the actual width of the garden?

Answer 1

Answer: ~ 10.67 ft

Explanation:

To find the actual width of the garden, you need to use the scale provided: 1.5 inches on the sketch represents 4 feet in reality.

Given that the width of the garden on the drawing is 4 inches, you can set up a proportion to find the actual width (W) in feet:

(Width on Drawing) / (Scale on Drawing) = (Actual Width) / (Actual Scale)

Plugging in the values:

(4 inches) / (1.5 inches) = (Actual Width) / (4 feet)

Now, you can solve for the actual width (W):

W = (4 inches / 1.5 inches) * 4 feet

W = (2.6667) * 4 feet

W ≈ 10.67 feet

So, the actual width of the garden will be approximately 10.67 feet.