Question

A scale drawing has a scale of 1/4 inches:12 ft. Find the length on the drawing for each actual length.
1. 8 ft

Answer 1

okay so 1/4 of an inch goes to 12 feet. what's the ratio between those?

Answer 2

okay, can you come up with a single number that represents the ratio between the two? Note you'll have to do a unit conversion.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

for example if the scale were 2 inches : 6 inches, the ratio would be 6 inches/ 2 inches = 3, i.e. things in real life are 3x as big as they are on the map. can you compute a similar ratio for your problem?

Answer 5

try proportions?

Answer 6

sorry, I don't understand what you mean by that

Answer 7

you mean to make equivalent fractions?

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

i got for my answer 384 ft

Answer 10

yep that's correct

Answer 11

ok i think i got it

Answer 12

thanks