Question

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 drawing length. show work please

Answer 1

I think you need help.

Answer 2

...yeah

Answer 3

I think you can solve it ?

Answer 4

no..thats why i came on here.

Answer 5

Lets see,what did you formulate? Did you start with collecting the data ?

Answer 6

Let us see it this way
10 inches=50 feet
So,

1 inch=5feet

Answer 7

and..

Answer 8

So 9 inch /1 inch =9 inch and if you want in feet then 9 * 5 =45 feet :)

Answer 9

thanks!

Answer 10

If 10 " = 50 feet
then 1" = ? feet
1 inch=5feet