Finding Actual Lengths from a Scale Drawing

Finding Actual Lengths from a Scale Drawing

Introduction

A scale drawing represents a real object or space at a smaller or larger size. The given scale connects each drawing length to its corresponding actual length.

A school is planning to add new equipment to its playground, so the principal studies a scale drawing of the space.

The scale shows that 1 inch on the drawing represents 10 feet in the actual playground.

Measuring the plan, the long side is 4 inches, and the short side is 3 inches.

Before deciding which equipment could fit, the...