SOLUTION: Hanley made a scale drawing of his rectangular patio for a landscaping project.In the drawing,he used a scale of 1 inch= 5 feet. The dimensions of the patio in the scale drawing ar
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Question 1028699: Hanley made a scale drawing of his rectangular patio for a landscaping project.In the drawing,he used a scale of 1 inch= 5 feet. The dimensions of the patio in the scale drawing are 5.5 inches by 4 inches. What is theactual area of the patio?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi there,
Scale = 1 inch = 5 feet
Dimensions of patio on plan:
5.5 inches by 4 inches
(5.5 x 5) by (4 x 5)
27.5 feet by 20 feet
Actual area = 27.5 x 20 feet
= 550 ft^2
Hope this helps :-)
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