Use the image to answer the question.
A trapezoid shows the longest side measuring 6 feet and the opposite parallel side measuring 3 feet. The two legs measure 3 feet each.
The image shows a table at a restaurant in the shape of a trapezoid. The restaurant owners want to determine if trapezoidal tables will fit comfortably into the rest of the dining room. The owners make a scale drawing of the dining room and a scale drawing of the table. If the greatest length of the table is represented in the scale drawing by 1.5 feet, what will the length of the other sides of the table be? Write your answer in decimal form too
Since the longest side of the table is 6 feet and is represented by 1.5 feet in the scale drawing, we can calculate the scale factor by dividing 6 by 1.5.
6 / 1.5 = 4
This means that each foot in the actual measurements is represented by 4 feet in the scale drawing.
Therefore, the other sides of the table will be:
- The parallel side with length 3 feet: 3 * 4 = 12 feet
- The two legs with length 3 feet each: 3 * 4 = 12 feet each
In decimal form:
- The parallel side: 12 feet
- The two legs: 12 feet each