Question

An architect is making a floor plan for an apartment. The floor plan will include a Great Room with a length of 30 feet and a width of 20 feet. On her floor plan, 1/4 inch will represent 1 foot of the room’s actual width. What will be the width of the Great Room, in inches, on her floor plan?

Answer 1

Answer:

5 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The scale drawing is

$\frac{1}{4}\ in : 1\ ft$

using proportion find out the width of the great room on her plan

$\frac{(1/4)}{1}\ \frac{in}{ft}=\frac{x}{20}\ \frac{in}{ft}\\\\x=20(1/4)\\\\x=5\ in$