Question

A scale drawing of a pool has scale of 1 in :4 ft. If the actual pool is 16 ft wide, how is the pool represented in the drawing

Answer 1

Answer: 4 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the width of the pool in the drawing be represented by x.

Since scale drawing of a pool has scale of 1 in :4 ft and the actual pool is 16 ft wide, this can be represented in an equation as:

1/4 = x/16

Cross multiply

4 × x = 1 × 16

4x = 16

x = 16/4

x = 4

Therefore, the pool representation in the drawing is 4 inches