Question

A candy company plans to hang posters of a new product in supermarkets. The product is a box of premium chocolates. The art team made a scale drawing of the top of the box using a scale of 3 inches to 1 inch. The length of the scale drawing of the box is 24 inches, and its width is 15 inches. What are the actual dimensions of the top of the chocolate box?
A. The length is 8 inches, and the width is 5 inches.

B. The length is 12 inches, and the width is 7.5 inches.

C. The length is 16 inches, and the width is 10 inches.

D. The length is 22 inches, and the width is 12 inches.

Answer 1

The answer to this question is:
A. The length is 8 inches, and the width is 5 inches.

The scale factor can be found in the question, "the art team made a scale drawing of the top of the box using a scale of 3 inches to 1 inch". This means the scale drawing should be divided by a scale factor of 3:1 (simplified into 3). 

The scale factor is then divided with the components provided (24 inches in length, 15 inches in width).

(24/3) = 8 inches
(15/3) = 5 inches

Your answer is length = 8 inches, width = 5 inches.