Question

Kiara drew a scale drawing of an apartment. The scale of the drawing was 11 millimeters : 4 meters. The actual length of the dining room is 8 meters. How long is the dining room in the drawing?

Answer 1

Answer:

22 millimeters

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Scale of drawing = 11 millimeters : 4 meters

This means 4 meters of actual is represented as 11 millimeters on the drawing

If actual length of dining room = 8 meters ;

Lenght of dinning room in drawing will be x :

11 millimeters = 4 meters

X millimeters = 8 meters

Cross multiply :

4*x = 11 * 8

4x = 88

x = 88/4

x = 22

Hence, the length of the drawing will be 22 millimeters