Question

jack measured his house and made a scale drawing. he used the scale 8 centimeters : 3 meters. the actual length of the living room is 6 meters. how long is the living room in the drawing? centimeters

Explanation:

Step1: Set up proportion

Let $x$ be the length in the drawing. The proportion is $\frac{8}{3}=\frac{x}{6}$.

Step2: Cross - multiply

$3x = 8\times6$.

Step3: Solve for $x$

$3x=48$, so $x = \frac{48}{3}=16$.

Answer:

16