The scale drawing to the right shows the first floor. The actual dimensions of the garage are 20 ft by 25 ft. ( Scale is 1 by 1 1/4) . How many ft does each inch represent?
The whole thing is a little confusing, any tips however?
if the drawing is 1 x 1.25 inches, then clearly each inch represents 20 feet.
To determine how many feet each inch represents on the scale drawing, we can start by looking at the given scale. In this case, the scale is 1 by 1 1/4.
This means that for every 1 unit on the scale drawing, it represents 1 1/4 units in the actual dimensions.
To find out the representation in feet, we need to know what each unit on the scale drawing represents. Since the given actual dimensions are in feet, we need to convert the 1/4 unit to feet.
Since 1/4 unit represents the length of 1 foot, we can conclude that each unit on the scale drawing represents 1 foot.
Therefore, each inch on the scale drawing represents 1/12 of a foot or 0.0833 (repeating decimal) feet.
To determine how many feet each inch represents in the scale drawing, you can use the ratio of the scale. In this case, the scale is 1 by 1 1/4, which means that the dimensions in the drawing are 1 inch for every 1 and 1/4 feet in reality.
To calculate how many feet each inch represents, you need to find the reciprocal of the fractional part of the scale. In this case, the fractional part is 1/4. To find the reciprocal, simply flip the fraction, which becomes 4/1.
Therefore, each inch in the scale drawing represents 4 feet in reality.