Question

Handy is making floor plan for a treehouse using a scale of 1 inch to 2 foot he wants to make the floor of the treehouse have a length of 8 foot how many inches should he show

Answer 1

Answer: $4\ in.$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Handy uses a scale of 1 inch to 2 foot i.e. 1 inch of drawing represents 2 foot

For 8 foot length of tree house he draw x inch(say)

$\therefore \ \dfrac{1\ \text{inch}}{2\ \text{foot}}=\dfrac{x}{8}\\\\\Rightarrow x=8\times \dfrac{1}{2}\\\Rightarrow x=4\ in.$

So, handy draw 4 inches.