Question

An architect believes that kitchens should be 2.25 times as long as they are wide. Set up a proportion and solve it to find how long a kitchen should be if it is 6.1 feet wide.

Answer 1

2.71 feet

Explanation:

An architect believes that kitchens should be 2.25 times as long as they are wide.

This means

Width of kitchen = 2.25 × Length of the Kitchen

W = 2.25L

L = W/2.25

We are asked: how long a kitchen should be if it is 6.1 feet wide.

We have the proportion

L = W/2.25

W = 6.1

L = 6.1/2.25

L = 2.7111111111 feet

Therefore, the length of a kitchen = 2.71 feet when the kitchen is 6.1 feet wide.