I could use a bit of help please!
An architect’s blueprint for the kitchen in a new house shows it to be 5.75 inches long and 5 inches wide as shown in the figure. If the actual length of the full size room will be 23 feet, what will be the actual width of the living room?

A.) 17.75 feet
B.) 20 feet
C.) 21 feet
D.) 26.45 feet
I would like to know how to solve that. It would be greatly appreciated.

Question

I could use a bit of help please! 
An architect’s blueprint for the kitchen in a new house shows it to be 5.75 inches long and 5 inches wide as shown in the figure. If the actual length of the full size room will be 23 feet, what will be the actual width of the living room?

A.) 17.75 feet
B.) 20 feet
C.) 21 feet
D.) 26.45 feet
I would like to know how to solve that. It would be greatly appreciated.

anonymous · Answer

Set the equations up as fractions

anonymous · Answer

So 5.75 / 5 = 23

anonymous · Answer

Now just cross multiply and divide.

anonymous · Answer

Oh wow okay, thank you so much!

anonymous · Answer

No problem.