Question

On a set of architectural drawings for an office building, the scale is 0.25 inch = 5 feet. Find the actual length of each room.

Room
Drawing Distance
Actual Distance
Lobby
1.6 inches

CEO Office
1.35 inches

Copy Room
0.55 inches

CEO’s Secretary’s Office
0.6 inches

Vice President’s Office
0.9 inches


What is the actual length of the Lobby?
a.
27 feet
c.
32 feet
b.
11 feet
d.
12 feet

Answer 1

.25 to 5 ratio, to make it simple lets multiple it by 4 so we will have 1:20 ration

Answer 2

the lobby is 1.6 inches, so a 1:20 ratio, just multiply 1.6 by 20

Answer 3

so 32 inches

Answer 4

wow wait what i think your units are wrong

Answer 5

ow wait no sorry its 1inch = 20 feet

Answer 6

so 32 feet is the answer

Answer 7

thank you