SOLUTION: In a scale drawing of a house, the living room is 1 in. long. The actual length is 24 ft. Use the scale to answer this question. The actual width of the living room is 18ft.

Question 133973: In a scale drawing of a house, the living room is 1 in. long. The actual length is 24 ft.
Use the scale to answer this question.
The actual width of the living room is 18ft. Find the width on the drawing.
Answer by nycsharkman(136) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In a scale drawing of a house, the living room is 1 in. long. The actual length is 24 ft.
Use the scale to answer this question.
The actual width of the living room is 18ft. Find the width on the drawing.
1 inch/x = 24ft/18ft
x times 24 = 1 times 18
24x = 18
x = 18/24
x = 3/4 inches wide on the scale drawing.
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