Gino designed a garden for his rectangular backyard. The design he drew on paper is ten inches long. The length of his backyard is forty feet. If his drawing is to scale, and his backyard is twenty-eight feet wide, how many inches wide is his drawing? Write a proportion using words. Then, use the proportion to calculate the drawing width. Show your work

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anonymous · Answer

@jigglypuff314

jigglypuff314 · Answer

same idea as last time :)

the ratio of the lengths is equal to the ratio of the widths

so  10 / 40 = ? / 28

solve for the ?

anonymous · Answer

i dont really get how to do this stuff

anonymous · Answer

@jigglypuff314

anonymous · Answer

what is number is the question mark supposed to be

jigglypuff314 · Answer

10 / 40 = x / 28
40x = 280    <- can you solve for x from there?

anonymous · Answer

yes I still have like 2 questions