Question

miguel measured a house and its lot and made a scale drawing. the backyard, which is 40 feet wide in real life, is 20 inches wide in the drawing. what scale did miguel use? 1 inch : feet submit

Explanation:

Step1: Set up the proportion

Let \(x\) be the number of feet per inch. We have the proportion \(\frac{20\space inches}{40\space feet}=\frac{1\space inch}{x\space feet}\).

Step2: Cross - multiply and solve

Cross - multiplying gives \(20x = 40\times1\). Then \(x=\frac{40}{20}\).

Answer:

\(2\)