Question

(Brainliest will be given :D) (Please help, with hints!) The floor plan of an office was drawn using a scale of 1 inch = 4 feet.

The reception area on the floor plan is 3 inches by 5 inches.

What are the dimensions of the reception area?

HINT: Write and solve a proportion comparing the scale of 1 inch = 4 feet to each of the dimensions of the reception area of the floor plan (one for 3 inches and one for 5 inches).

Answer 1

Using proportions, it is found that the dimensions of the reception area of of 12 feet by 20 feet.

What is a proportion?

A proportion is a fraction of a total amount, and the measures are related using a rule of three.

In this problem, the scale factor is of 1 inch = 4 feet, meaning that each inch on the drawing represents a dimension of 4 feet.

The drawing is of 3 inches by 5 inches, hence the real dimensions are given by;

• 3 x 4 = 12 feet.

• 5 x 4 = 20 feet.

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