Question

Denis made a scale drawing of his backyard, using the scale 1/4 inch = 3 feet. The rectangular swimming pool was 2 inches long and 1 inch wide in the drawing. What was the area of the actual swimming pool? Show all the steps!

Answer 1

24ft long, 12ft wide

2/.25=8  8x3=24
1/.25=4  4x3=12

Answer 2

2 / .25 = 8; 8 * 3 = 24 ft
1 / .25 = 4; 4 * 3 = 12 ft
12 * 24 = 288 ft^2