Question

A scale drawing has a scale of 3 in: 10 ft. Find the length on the drawing for each actuallength40 ft (actual) equals how many inches (drawing)?

Answer 1

Given data:

The given scale is 3 in:10 ft.

The given length 40 ft in drawing is,

$40\text{ ft}\times\frac{3\text{ in}}{10\text{ ft}}=12\text{ in}$

Thus, the length of drawing is 12 in.