Question

Elise made a scale drawing of a shopping center. The scale of the drawing was 1.5 inch :3
feet. In the drawing, a bakery in the shopping center is 13 inches wide. What is the width
of the actual bakery?

Answer 1

Answer:

The actual width is 26 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

Elise made a scale drawing of a shopping center. The scale of the drawing was 1.5 inches : 3  feet = 1.5 inches : 36 inches = 1 : 24.

Now, in the drawing, a bakery in the shopping center is 13 inches wide.

Therefore, the actual width of the bakery in the shopping center will be the increased value of 13 inches in the ratio 1 : 24.

So, the actual width is (13 × 24) inches = 312 inches i.e. 26 feet. (Answer)