Trisha measured a neighborhood park and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 inch : 2 yards. If the actual width of a soccer field in the park is 52 yards, how wide is the field in the drawing?
inches
To find the width of the field in the drawing, we can set up a proportion. Let's let x be the width of the field in the drawing.
We can set up the proportion:
1 inch / 2 yards = x inches / 52 yards
Cross-multiplying, we have:
2 yards * x inches = 1 inch * 52 yards
2x = 52
Dividing both sides by 2, we find:
x = 26
Therefore, the width of the field in the drawing is 26 inches.