Question

leroy made a scale drawing of a neighborhood park. the scale of the drawing was 1 centimeter : 4 meters. in the drawing, the volleyball court is 4 centimeters long. what is the length of the actual volleyball court? meters

Explanation:

Step1: Set up proportion

Let \(x\) be the actual length. The proportion is \(\frac{1}{4}=\frac{4}{x}\).

Step2: Cross - multiply

\(1\times x = 4\times4\).

Step3: Solve for \(x\)

\(x = 16\).

Answer:

16