Eric drew a scale drawing of a country park. The scale he used was 1 inch = 2.5 yards. The picnic area is 80 yards wide in real life. How wide is the picnic area in the drawing ?
if 1 inch = 2.5 yards then x inch = 80 yards cross multiplying we have: 80 × 1 = x × 2.5 x = 80÷ 2.5 = 32 inches therefore the picnic area is 32 inches in the drawing.
