Gino designed a garden for his rectangular backyard. The design he drew on paper is 10 inches long. The length of his backyard is 50 feet. If his drawing is to scale and is 9 inches wide, how many feet wide is his backyard? Write a proportion using words. Then, use the proportion to calculate the yard width. Show your work

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anonymous · Answer

45 feet

anonymous · Answer

the width is 45 feet

anonymous · Answer

10: 50 = 1: 5

ie. 1x5 times = actual length
so 9x5 = 45 feet

anonymous · Answer

10 inches --------> 50 ft

9 inches   --------> ?

    9 * 50
?=  ------
       10

it is 45 ft