A scale drawing of a living room is shown below:
A rectangle is shown. The length of the rectangle is labeled 3 inches. The width of the rectangle is labeled 5.5 inches. The scale is 1 to 30.
What is the area of the actual living room in square feet? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
17 ft2
41 ft2
495 ft2
103 ft2
To find the area of the actual living room in square feet, we first need to find the area of the scale drawing in square inches.
The length of the rectangle in the scale drawing is 3 inches and the width is 5.5 inches. To find the area, we multiply the length by the width: 3 inches * 5.5 inches = 16.5 square inches.
Next, we need to convert the area from square inches to square feet. Since 1 square foot is equal to 144 square inches, we divide the area in square inches by 144 to find the area in square feet: 16.5 square inches / 144 = 0.114 square feet.
Rounding to the nearest whole number, the area of the actual living room is 0 square feet. Therefore, the answer is 0 ft2.
17 ft2
41 ft2
495 ft2
103 ft2 pick one