A triangular flag has a height of 15 inches and a base length of 25 inches. Magnolia makes a scale drawing of the flag in which the base length is 10 inches. What is the length of Magnolia’s scale drawing? Show your work.
To find the length of Magnolia's scale drawing, we can use the concept of proportions.
Let x be the length of Magnolia's scale drawing.
Using the proportion of the base lengths:
Original base length / Original height = Scale base length / Scale height
25 / 15 = 10 / x
Now we can cross multiply:
25x = 150
x = 150 / 25
x = 6
So, Magnolia's scale drawing has a length of 6 inches.