Question

A floor plan is given for the first floor of a new house. One inch represents 15 feet. If the closet is 1/4 in by 1/3 in on the floor plan, what are the actual dimensions? (Round to the nearest hundredth)


36.36 ft by 48 ft

3.75 ft by 5 ft

4 ft by 3 ft

3 ft by 4 ft

Answer 1

Scale: 1in=15ft

  1in      1/4in
____ =_____
 15ft       x ft

Cross multiply
1x=1/4 * 15
1x=3.75
divide both sides by 1
x=3.75 ft

  1in      1/3in
____ =_____
 15ft       y ft

Cross multiply
1y=1/3*15
1y=5
divide both sides by 1
y=5 ft

Answer= 3.75ft by 5ft