You are making a scale drawing of a sailboat using the scale 1 inch: 3 feet. The length of nthe sailboat at its longest point is 36 feet and the height is 54 feet.What should the lenght and height of the sailboat be in your drawing?

To find the length and height of the sailboat in your drawing, you need to scale down the actual measurements using the given scale of 1 inch: 3 feet.

First, let's determine the length. The actual length of the sailboat is 36 feet. To scale it down, we divide the actual length by the scale ratio:

36 feet / 3 feet per inch = 12 inches.

So, the length of the sailboat in your drawing should be 12 inches.

Next, let's determine the height. The actual height of the sailboat is 54 feet. Using the same process:

54 feet / 3 feet per inch = 18 inches.

Thus, the height of the sailboat in your drawing should be 18 inches.

In conclusion, the length should be 12 inches and the height should be 18 inches in your scale drawing of the sailboat.

You can use a proportion:

1/3 = x/36

Cross multiply and solve for x.