Marta is making a scale drawing of her bedroom. Her rectangular room is 12.5 feet wide and 15 feet long. On the scale drawing, the width of her room is 5 inches. What is the length on her drawing?

Question

anonymous · Answer

Proportion:
width/length

Her room:
12.5/15
Drawing:
5/x
$$\frac{ 12.5 }{ 15 }\to \frac{ 5 }{ x }$$

anonymous · Answer

I can't find the answer. I've tried multiplying 15 by 5 because your doing cross products but whatever I do I can get the answer for it. The answers I have to choose from are A) 4.5 Inches B) 10 Inches C) 6 Inches D) 5.5 Inches