marc is looking at the plans for his new garage. the length of the garage is 8 metres. the scale of the drawing is 1:50
what will the length of the garage be on the drawing?
which would be the most simplistic form for me to work this out, i really struggle ??
what is 1/50 x length of new garage?
1/50 *8
60
To find the length of the garage on the drawing, you need to understand the ratio between the actual length and the scale of the drawing. In this case, the scale is 1:50, which means that 1 unit on the drawing represents 50 units in reality.
To work this out in the most simplified form, you can set up a proportion using the given information. Here's how:
1. Set up the proportion:
actual length / scale on the drawing = length on the drawing / 1 unit
2. Plug in the values:
8 metres / 50 = length on the drawing / 1 unit
3. Simplify the equation:
8/50 = length on the drawing/1
(dividing both sides by 1)
4. Solve for the length on the drawing:
length on the drawing = (8/50) x 1
Now, you can calculate the length on the drawing by multiplying 8/50 by 1. Let's do the math:
length on the drawing = (8/50) x 1
= 8/50
= 0.16
Therefore, the length of the garage on the drawing is 0.16 units.