Question

Felipe made a scale drawing of a campground. The scale he used was 1 inch : 7 yards. If the actual width of the picnic area is 98 yards, how wide is the picnic area in the drawing?

Answer 1

Answer:

Given :-

• Ratio of drawing to ground = 1:7
• Width of ground = 98 yards

To Find :-

Width in his drawing

SoluTion :-

It is given that

$\sf \: 1 \: inch \ratio \: 7 \: yard$

Let the width be x

$\sf \therefore \: \dfrac{1}{7} = \dfrac{x}{98}$

By cross multiplication

$\sf \: 1 \times 98 = 7 \times x$

$\sf \: 98 = 7 x$

$\sf \: x \: = \dfrac{98}{7}$

$\sf \: x \: = 14 \: inch$