Question

chase made a scale drawing of a neighborhood park. the scale of the drawing was 1 millimeter : 8 meters. the volleyball court is 16 meters long in real life. how long is the volleyball court in the drawing? millimeters

Explanation:

Step1: Find the scale factor

The scale is \(1\) millimeter : \(8\) meters.

Step2: Set up a proportion

Let \(x\) be the length of the volleyball court in the drawing (in millimeters). We know that \(\frac{1\space\text{mm}}{8\space\text{m}}=\frac{x\space\text{mm}}{16\space\text{m}}\).
Cross - multiply: \(8x = 1\times16\).

Step3: Solve for \(x\)

Divide both sides of the equation \(8x = 16\) by \(8\): \(x=\frac{16}{8}=2\).

Answer:

\(2\)