Hansen measured a city park and made a scale drawing. The scale he used was 7 centimeters : 4 meters. In the drawing, the soccer field is 119 centimeters wide. What is the width of the actual field?
meters
To find the width of the actual field, we can set up a proportion using the scale factor:
7 centimeters : 4 meters = 119 centimeters : x meters
We can cross-multiply and solve for x:
7x = 119 * 4
7x = 476
x = 476 / 7
x = 68
The width of the actual field is 68 meters.