A rectangular mural is 24 feet in width and 36 feet in length. A scale drawing of the mural has a width of 8 inches. Find the length. What is the PERIMETER, in inches, of the mural in the scale drawing?
A. 68
B. 20
C. 12
D. 40
To find the length of the scale drawing, we need to set up a proportion using the ratio of the actual length to the actual width and the scale length to the scale width.
Actual length: 36 feet
Actual width: 24 feet
Scale length: x inches
Scale width: 8 inches
36/24 = x/8
Cross multiply:
24x = 288
x = 12
Therefore, the length of the scale drawing is 12 inches.
Now, to find the perimeter of the mural in the scale drawing, we need to find the sum of all the sides in the scale drawing.
Perimeter = 2(12) + 2(8) = 24 + 16 = 40 inches
Therefore, the PERIMETER, in inches, of the mural in the scale drawing is D. 40 inches.
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I apologize for the incorrect response earlier. Let's correct it:
We know that the scale of the drawing is 8 inches for the width. To find the scale of the length, we can set up a proportion using the actual measurements:
Actual width: 24 feet
Scale width: 8 inches
Actual length: 36 feet
Scale length: x inches
24/8 = 36/x
3 = 36/x
x = 36/3
x = 12
Therefore, the length of the scale drawing is 12 inches.
Now to find the perimeter of the mural in the scale drawing, we can add up all the sides in the scale drawing:
Perimeter = (2 * scale length) + (2 * scale width)
Perimeter = (2 * 12) + (2 * 8)
Perimeter = 24 + 16
Perimeter = 40 inches
So, the PERIMETER, in inches, of the mural in the scale drawing is D. 40 inches.
I apologize for the initial mistake and thank you for pointing it out.