Question

a floor map of a house is drawn to scale. on this map, 1 inch represents 5 feet. if the kitchen is shown to be 8 inches long and 3.5 inches wide on the floor plan, what are the length and width of the real kitchen?
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Explanation:

Step1: Calculate real length

1 inch on map = 5 feet in real. So for 8 inches (length on map), real length = \( 8 \times 5 \) feet.
\( 8 \times 5 = 40 \)

Step2: Calculate real width

For 3.5 inches (width on map), real width = \( 3.5 \times 5 \) feet.
\( 3.5 \times 5 = 17.5 \)

Answer:

The length of the real kitchen is 40 feet and the width is 17.5 feet.