Billy Drew picture of a shed and wants to make a real shed with the same proportions. His draw picture is 8 inches wide. How wide will it be when he builds it if he uses the ratio of 1 inch to 3 feet?
If the drawn picture is 8 inches wide, and the ratio is 1 inch to 3 feet, we can calculate the width of the real shed as follows:
8 inches * 3 feet/1 inch = <<8*3/1=24>>24 feet
Therefore, when Billy builds the shed, it will be 24 feet wide.
To determine the width of the shed when Billy builds it, we need to use the given ratio of 1 inch to 3 feet.
1. First, convert the width of the drawn picture to feet. Since there are 12 inches in a foot, divide the width of the drawn picture by 12 to convert it to feet:
8 inches รท 12 = 0.67 feet (rounded to the nearest hundredth).
2. Multiply the converted width in feet by the ratio of 3 feet per 1 inch to get the width when Billy builds the shed:
0.67 feet * 3 feet = 2.01 feet (rounded to the nearest hundredth).
Therefore, when Billy builds the shed using the same proportions as the drawn picture, it will be approximately 2.01 feet wide.