Question

If 48 feet are represented by 12 inches on a scale drawing, then a scale of 1/4 inch represents how many feet? a. 3 foot c. 2 foot b. 4 foot d. 1 foot  

Answer 1

Hello there!

Math is hard! So we as students, we need to play the smart game with Math in order to find the easiest way to solve the problems. What do I mean? Well as you can see they gave us Fraction which won't be easy! So we will transform the fractions into decimals. So let's get started.

Then a scale of 1/4. Transformed into decimal = Then a scale of 0.25
So instead of using the fraction 1/4, I used its decimal 0.25

So if:

48 feet ......> 12 inches
x feet ........> 0.25 inches

Cross multiply

12 * x = 0.25 * 48

12x = 12
Divide both sides by 12
12x/12 = 12/12

x = 1

The correct answer is option D, 1 foot

I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any question.

Thanks!