The rectangular pool is 24 feet in length and 36 feet in width. A scale drawing of the pool has a length of 8 inches. What is the area, in square inches, of the pool in the scale drawing?
96
72
40
864
To find the area of the pool in the scale drawing, we need to first determine the scale factor that was used.
The actual length of the pool is 24 feet, and the length in the scale drawing is 8 inches.
So, the scale factor is 24 feet / 8 inches = 3.
Now, we can find the actual width of the pool by using the scale factor:
Actual width = 36 feet / 3 = 12 feet.
Now, we can find the area of the pool in the scale drawing:
Area in scale drawing = 8 inches * 12 inches = 96 square inches.
Therefore, the area of the pool in the scale drawing is 96 square inches.
So, the correct answer is 96.