Question

An Architect drew the blueprint for a new office building he use a scale in which 1 inch represents 7.5 feet the floor of an office in the building will have actual dimensions of 15' x 26' what will be the approximate dimensions of the blueprint

Answer 1

Answer:

  2" by 3.467"

Step-by-step explanation:

You can write the proportion ...

  (print length)/(print unit) = (floor length)/(floor unit)

  print length = (print unit)×(floor length)/(floor unit)

For floor length = 15', ...

  print length = (1")(15')/(7.5') = 2"

For floor length 26', ...

  print length = (1")(26')/(7.5') = (52/15)" = 3 7/15" ≈ 3.467"

The office will be approximately 2" by 3.467" on the drawing.