Question

the community center has a lawn for playing games. a scale drawing of the lawn is shown. the scale is 1 in. : 20 ft. what are the actual length and width of the lawn? actual length = ft actual width =? ft length = 5 in. width = 3 in.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate actual length

Given scale \(1\) in. : \(20\) ft. Length on drawing is \(5\) in.
Actual length \(=5\times20 = 100\) ft

Step2: Calculate actual width

Width on drawing is \(3\) in.
Actual width \(=3\times20=60\) ft

Answer:

Actual length \( = 100\) ft, Actual width \(=60\) ft