Question

In drafting class, Manual is drawing blueprints for a house. The scale is 1/4 inch equals 1 foot. If a bedroom is to be 14 Feet wide, how long will the corresponding wall be in the drawing?

Answer 1

Answer:

3.5 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The scale drawing is

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

That means

1/4 inch in the drawing represent 1 foot in the actual

so

using proportion

Find out the dimension in the drawing corresponding to a 14 feet wide in the actual

$\frac{(1/4)}{1}\ \frac{in}{ft}=\frac{x}{14}\ \frac{in}{ft}\\\\x=14(1/4)\\\\x= 3.5\ in$