Victoria drew a scale drawing of a farm. The scale of the drawing was 5 centimeters : 2 meters. In the drawing, the goat pen is 50 centimeters long. What is the length of the actual pen?
meters
To find the length of the actual pen, we need to convert the length in the drawing to the actual length using the scale.
Given that the scale is 5 centimeters : 2 meters, we can set up the proportion:
5 centimeters / 2 meters = 50 centimeters / x meters
Cross multiplying, we get:
5 centimeters * x meters = 2 meters * 50 centimeters
5x = 100
Dividing both sides by 5, we get:
x = 20
Therefore, the length of the actual pen is 20 meters.