Question

a scale drawing of a school bus has a scale of 1/2 inch to 5 feet if the lengthof school bus is 4 1/2 inches on the scale drawing whatis the auctual length of bus

Answer 1

Answer:

45 feet.

4 × 10 = 40 then add the other half an inch to get a total of 45 feet.

Answer 2

Answer:

Given:- Scale= $\frac{1}{2}$ inch to 5 feet

            The length of the school bus= 4 $\frac{1}{2}$ inches

            The actual length of the bus=?

Step-by-step explanation:

            The length of the school bus= 4 $\frac{1}{2}$ inches= $\frac{9}{2}$

           Scale= $\frac{1}{2}$ inch to 5 feet

            On Solving, We get

            = $\frac{9}{2}*5$= 45