Tammy drew a scale drawing of a house. The scale she used was 14 millimeters = 5 meters. The actual length of the garage is 15 meters. How long is the garage in the drawing?
42
Cross multiply and solve for x.
14/5 = x/15
I suggest you convert the millimeter answer to centimeters
To find the length of the garage in the drawing, we can use the ratio provided by the scale. The ratio is 14 millimeters to 5 meters.
First, we need to determine how many times the scale fits into the actual length of the garage. We can do this by setting up a proportion:
14 millimeters / 5 meters = x millimeters / 15 meters
Now, let's cross-multiply to find x:
14 millimeters * 15 meters = 5 meters * x millimeters
210 millimeters * meters = 5x millimeters * meters
Now, we can cancel out the units of millimeters * meters on both sides, leaving us with:
210 = 5x
To solve for x, we divide both sides by 5:
210 / 5 = 5x / 5
42 = x
Therefore, the length of the garage in the drawing is 42 millimeters.