Question

Reuben is making a replica of the us flag for his school project. he uses a scale of 0.5 centimeter to 1 inch to draw the flag. The length of the scale drawing is 2.5 centimeters, and its width is 4.75 centimeters

Answer 1

The question above makes use of the concept of ratio and proportion in a form of scaling. If we let x and y be the true length and width, the equations that best describe them are,
                                 0.5 cm / 1 inch = 2.5 cm / x in    ; x = 5 in
                                 0.5 cm / 1 inch = 4.75 cm / y in   ; y = 9.5 in
Therefore, the true length and width of Rueben's flag is 5 in and 9.5 in, respectively.

Answer 2

Correct answer is 14.5 cm and 29 how cause it was once on a test of mine