Question

One a scale of 1/2" = 1', what would be the length of a line representing 10'3"?

Answer 1

Five feet, one and one-half inches.

Answer 2

The 10'3" would be 10 1/4 ft, multiply that by 1/2 " =(10.25)(.5)=5.125 or the line would be 5 1/8 in. long.

Answer 3

I don't quite understand your question, but here's my best guess.

8" or 11'1"

1/2" = 1' --> 10' = 5"
5" + 3" = 8"

or

10'3"
3" = 1.5'
= 11.5' or 11'1"

Answer 4

We need a draftsman lol

Answer 5

In the answer, 5.125, the decimal portion indicates 1/8 of a foot, which is 1.5 inches.

Answer 6

The answer is 5 1/4, but I don't know how to get to it!

Answer 7

Look at it like this The 10' 3" is equal to 10' plus .25 ft which is the 3 inches.
Now our scale is 1/2" is equal to 1 ft.
Right off we know the 10' would be represented by 5 inches (as their is (10) (1/2) in 5

That leaves the 3 in or .25 feet if 1/2 in represents 1 foot, then 1/4 in is 1/2 ft then 1/8 in equal 1/4 feet. again I say 5 1/8 in or 5.125 in. represents the required 10' 3 " dimension

Answer 8

what was the scale part all about ...?

Answer 9

An architects scale...

Answer 10

like for plans.

Answer 11

Convert the 10'3' from inches and feet to feet...10.25 feet
Multiply 10.25 feet times 1/2 (or .5) to get 5.125 FEET
5.125 feet, when converted to feet and inches, is 5 feet, 1 and 1/2 inches.

Answer 12

To verify lets see if 5 1/4 divided by 1/2 meets the required 10' 3"

Answer 13

5.25/.5 = 10.5 feet or 10 ft 6 in Not 10' 3"

Answer 14

Again the answer if the problem is stated correctly is 5.125 in.

Answer 15

5.125 inches??? One half of 10 feet alone is 5 feet...the answer cannot be 5.125 inches!

Answer 16

Remember rebeccablu that 1/2 in = 1 ft on the stated scale. So why wouldn't a 5.125 in line represent a 10' 3" dimension using that scale. Inquiring minds need to know!

Answer 17

radar! i now see what i did not see...that one/half INCH equals one foot. mea culpa! My figures were bases on one/half foot equals one foot. in the words of gilda radner's character, emily latella,,, never mind!

Answer 18

I think it's stated correctly. this is coming from a practice test I'm taking.

Answer 19

I have one more...same idea if you have another minute to help me out!

Answer 20

OH I'm so glad that you found the error of your thinking, I knew you were convinced you were right, and I so wanted to get you to thinking about this problem. No Problem now does lindsy9 see how it was solved?

Answer 21

On a scale of 1/8"=1', 3'3" would be represented by by what fraction of an inch?

Answer 22

do you want it rebeccablu?

Answer 23

lindsay while rebeccablu is thinking are you sure the answer said 5.25 or did it say 5.125???

Answer 24

it says 5 1/4"...but maybe they are wrong!

Answer 25

O.K to your last problem the scale is 1/8 " equals 1 ft.
Right away we know 1 in is 8 ft, so for sure 3' 3" is less than a inch.
First convert the 3' 3" dimension to ft and that is 3.25 (3" is 1/4 of a ft or .25 ft.)
next divide the 3.25 by 1/8 and since your answer is wanted to be in fractions i will convert to fractions

3 1/4 is equal to improper fraction of 13/4

13 1 13
--- X ----- = ----- in.
4 8 32

Answer 26

Sorry change divide to multply made a typo lol,it is not division!

Answer 27

Answer is still 13/32 (not even a half inch)

Answer 28

Daaang, yep! That's the correct answer! Thanks so much for explaining it to me! I will study this, understaND it and hopefully get it right on the test!

Answer 29

Hey good luck with that test, noticed I multiplied not divided made an error said one thing but did another, what I did was right multiply. To verify answer you would divide by 1/8.

Answer 30

Don't know why the first one did not agree with the "approved solution" was the length 10' 3" ?

Answer 31

If it was 10' 6" that would be correct just thought you copied it down wrong.