If 2 inches represents 8 ft on a scale drawing, how many feet does 6 inches represent?
Inches=2 inches=6
feet= 8feet=____
6 / 2 = 3
3 * 8 = 24 feet
Thanks Ms. Sue
You're welcome, Amy.
To solve this problem, we need to use the given scale: 2 inches represents 8 feet on a scale drawing.
We can set up a proportion to find the number of feet that 6 inches represents.
Let's call the number of feet we want to find "x".
So, our proportion would look like this:
2 inches / 8 feet = 6 inches / x feet.
To solve for "x", we can cross-multiply and then divide:
2 inches * x feet = 6 inches * 8 feet.
This simplifies to:
2x = 48.
Now, to isolate "x", divide both sides of the equation by 2:
2x / 2 = 48 / 2,
which gives:
x = 24.
Therefore, 6 inches represents 24 feet on the scale drawing.