A drawing on a sheet of graph paper shows a kite 8 cm wide and 10 cm long. The width of the kite is labeled 2ft. write and solve a problem about the kite.
in DEF, DE=5 and M,D=55. find the nearest tenth
Problem:
Sarah wants to create a life-sized replica of the kite from the drawing. She knows that the width of the kite in the drawing is labeled as 2ft, but she wants to find out the actual dimensions of the kite in centimeters.
To solve this problem, we need to convert the width of the kite from feet to centimeters.
Solution:
1. We know that 1 foot is equal to 30.48 centimeters.
2. To find the width of the kite in centimeters, we multiply the width in feet by 30.48:
Width in centimeters = 2 ft * 30.48 cm/1 ft
Width in centimeters = 60.96 cm
Therefore, the actual width of the kite is approximately 60.96 cm.
Note: In the problem, it is mentioned that the drawing on the graph paper shows the kite to be 8 cm wide and 10 cm long. However, the width of the kite is also labeled as 2ft. This indicates that there is a discrepancy between the drawing and the given measurement, so we assumed that the width of the kite in the drawing should actually be 2ft and calculated the corresponding measurement in centimeters.