The following blueprint of a kitchen has dimensions of 8 inches by 8 inches. The island has been highlighted in red.
The island's actual dimensions are feet by feet. If the scale of the blueprint is 1 inch = feet, what are the dimensions of the island on the blueprint?
Since the scale of the blueprint is 1 inch = feet, we can set up a proportion to find the actual dimensions of the island in feet:
1 inch / feet = 8 inches / x feet
Cross multiplying, we get:
1 * x = 8 * feet
x = 8 feet
Therefore, the actual dimensions of the island are 8 feet by 8 feet. On the blueprint, the dimensions of the island would be 8 inches by 8 inches.