Gino designed a garden for his rectangular backyard. The design he drew on paper is 7 inches wide. The width of his backyard is forty-two feet. If his drawing is to scale and is 8 inches long, how many feet long is his backyard? Write a proportion using words. Then, use the proportion to calculate the yard length. Show your work.

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anonymous · Answer

i'm not following you on this vincent...

anonymous · Answer

either am i

anonymous · Answer

if the backyard is 42 ft and in the drawing, this is 7 in, then each inch on the drawing is 6 ft. (42ft/7in = 6 ft/in)

So an 8in long yard would be 8in * 6f ft/in = 48 ft.

anonymous · Answer

7x=42
8x=y

anonymous · Answer

Or in ratios...
$$\frac{42}{7}=\frac{x}{8}$$

anonymous · Answer

or if you need proportions... yes that way mtbender is what your teacher wants