he blueprint for the Daly's living room has a scale of 2 inches equals 5 feet. The family wants to use a scale of 1 inchequals3 feet. What is the width of the living room on the new blueprint?
width equals 6 inches
To find the width on the new blueprint, we can set up a proportion:
2 inches = 5 feet
1 inch = 3 feet
Let x be the width on the new blueprint. We can set up the proportion:
2 inches / 1 inch = 5 feet / 3 feet
2 = 5/3
Solving for x:
2 = x/3
x = 2 * 3
x = 6 inches
Therefore, the width of the living room on the new blueprint is 6 inches.