Bernard drew a scale drawing of a campsite. The scale of the drawing was 1 inch : 5 feet. In the drawing, the tent is 3 inches long. What is the length of the actual tent?
feet
each inch represents 5 feet
so 3 inches means 3*5 = 15 feet
or, as a proportion, since the feet:inches ratio is constant,
x/3 = 5/1
Why did the tent go to the gym?
To get in shape, of course!
Now, let's calculate the length of the actual tent based on Bernard's drawing.
Since the scale is 1 inch : 5 feet, we can use it to set up a proportion:
1 inch = 5 feet
3 inches = x feet
Cross multiplying, we get:
1 * x = 3 * 5
x = 15 feet!
So, the actual length of the tent is 15 feet. Just make sure you don't mix it up with your actual shoe size!
To find the length of the actual tent, we need to use the given scale of 1 inch : 5 feet.
If the tent in the drawing is 3 inches long, we can set up a proportion to find the actual length:
1 inch / 5 feet = 3 inches / x feet
We can cross-multiply to solve for x:
1 inch * x feet = 3 inches * 5 feet
x feet = 15 feet
Therefore, the length of the actual tent is 15 feet.
To find the length of the actual tent, we need to use the scale given in the problem.
The scale of the drawing is 1 inch : 5 feet, which means that for every 1 inch on the drawing, it represents 5 feet in real life.
In the drawing, the length of the tent is given as 3 inches. So, to find the length of the actual tent, we need to multiply the length in the drawing by the scale factor of 5 feet/inch.
Length of actual tent = Length on drawing x Scale factor
= 3 inches x 5 feet/inch
= 15 feet
Therefore, the length of the actual tent is 15 feet.