Question

shane made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. the scale of the drawing was 11 millimeters : 7 meters. if the lawn in the backyard is 66 millimeters long in the drawing, how long is the actual lawn? meters

Explanation:

Step1: Set up proportion

Let \( x \) be the actual length. Proportion: \( \frac{11}{7}=\frac{66}{x} \)

Step2: Cross - multiply

\( 11x = 7\times66 \)

Step3: Solve for \( x \)

\( x=\frac{7\times66}{11}=7\times6 = 42 \)

Answer:

42