Question

an artist draws a stained - glass window to scale. the actual window will have a length of 5 ft and a width of 2 ft. the scale from the drawing to the window is 2 in to 1 ft. what is the width of the drawing? use the number pad to enter your answer in the box. in.

Explanation:

Step1: Set up proportion

The scale is \(2\) inches to \(1\) foot. Let \(x\) be the width of the drawing. The actual width is \(2\) ft. The proportion is \(\frac{\text{drawing width}}{\text{actual width}}=\frac{2}{1}\), so \(\frac{x}{2}=\frac{2}{1}\).

Step2: Solve for \(x\)

Cross - multiply: \(x = 2\times2\).

Answer:

\(4\)