Question

Students are painting the backdrop for the school play the backdrop is 15 feet wide and 10 feet high every 16 inches on the scale drawing represents 5 feet in the backdrop what is the area of the scale drawing

Answer 1

Actual:
15 ft wide and 10 ft high.

Area = 15ft * 10ft
Area = 150ft²

Scale drawing.
Every 16 inches represent 5 feet in the back drop.

15ft ÷ 5ft = 3 * 16 inches = 48 inches
10ft ÷ 5ft = 2 * 16 inches = 32 inches

Area = 48 in * 32 in
Area = 1536 in²

Area of the scale drawing is 1,536 square inch.