Question

A rectangular room that is 20ft by 35ft is being constructed. The scale from theblueprint to the actual size of the room is 1in to 5 ft. What is the area of the actualroom?

Answer 1

Given:

The length of the room l = 20ft.

The breadth of the room b = 35ft.

To find: The actual area

Explanation:

Using the formula of area of the rectangle,

$\begin{gathered} A=l\times b \\ =20\times35 \\ =700\text{ square fe}et. \end{gathered}$

Thus, the area of the actual room is 700 square feet.

Final answer: Area = 700 square feet.