Judith drew a scale drawing of the auditorium. She used the scale 1 inch : 8 feet. In the drawing, the stage is 4 inches wide. What is the width of the actual stage?
____ feet
Using the given scale of 1 inch : 8 feet, we can set up the following proportion:
1 inch / 8 feet = 4 inches / x feet
Cross-multiplying, we get:
1 inch * x feet = 8 feet * 4 inches
Simplifying, we have:
x = (8 feet * 4 inches) / 1 inch
x = 32 feet
Therefore, the width of the actual stage is 32 feet.