Elliot made a scale drawing of his swimming pool. The scale of the drawing was 1 inch : 3 feet. The actual length of the pool in 30 feet. How long is the pool in the drawing?
Group of answer choices
13 inches
10 inches
1/3 inches
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To figure out the length of the pool in the drawing, we need to use the scale. The scale is 1 inch : 3 feet.
Since the actual length of the pool is 30 feet, we can set up the following proportion:
1 inch / 3 feet = x inches / 30 feet
To solve for x, we can cross multiply:
3 feet * x inches = 1 inch * 30 feet
3x = 30
Dividing both sides by 3, we get:
x = 10
Therefore, the length of the pool in the drawing is 10 inches.
So, the correct answer is 10 inches.