Question

a conference will take place in a large hotel meeting room. the organizers of the conference have created a drawing to determine how to arrange the room. the scale indicates that 1/2 inch represents 12 feet in the actual room. the scale drawing that the organizers are using is shown. the dotted line represents a folding wall. what is the actual length of the folding wall?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the scale

The scale is 1 inch represents 12 feet.

Step2: Measure the length of the folding - wall on the scale - drawing

The length of the folding - wall on the scale - drawing is 6 inches.

Step3: Calculate the actual length

Multiply the scale - drawing length by the scale factor. The actual length $L$ is given by $L = 6\times12$ feet.
$L=72$ feet

Answer:

72 feet