Question

PLEASE ANSWER ASAP1. The length of a bookshelf is 5 ft. The length of a model of this bookshelf is 3 ft. Find the scale of the model to the bookshelf. Enter your answer in the box.2. A rectangular garden has a length of 8 ft and a width of 4 ft. A smaller garden was made, using a scale of 3:4 . Find the dimensions of the smaller garden. Enter your answers in the boxes.

Answer 1

1.

The scale factor would be:

$3\colon5$

2.

Divide each original dimension by 4 and then multiply by 3, as following:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{8ft}{4}\cdot3=6ft \\ \\ \frac{4ft}{4}\cdot3=3ft \end{gathered}$

The smaller garden has a length of 6 ft and a widht of 3 ft