Question

On the blueprint of a house, 48 millimeters represents 9 meters. The length of the living room is 32 millimeters on the blueprint. What is the actual length of the living room?

Answer 1

6 m

Answer 2

the fraction of 48 over 32 has to be equal to the fraction 9 over x where x represents the length of the living room

Answer 3

\[\frac{ 48 }{ 9}=\frac{ 32}{ x }\]
48x=32(9)
solve for x

Answer 4

both ways get the same asnwer