Question

roy made a scale drawing of a petting zoo. the scale he used was 1 millimeter : 2 meters. if the goat pen is 4 millimeters wide in the drawing, how wide is the actual pen? meters submit

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the scale factor

The scale is \(1\) millimeter : \(2\) meters.

Step2: Set up the proportion

Let \(x\) be the actual width. We have the proportion \(\frac{1\ \text{mm}}{2\ \text{m}}=\frac{4\ \text{mm}}{x}\).
Cross - multiply: \(1\times x = 2\times4\).

Step3: Solve for \(x\)

\(x = 8\).

Answer:

\(8\)