SOLUTION: A scale model of a library is 5 inches long and 3 inches wide. The actual length of the library is 135 feet. What is the width?
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Question 551113: A scale model of a library is 5 inches long and 3 inches wide. The actual length of the library is 135 feet. What is the width?
Found 2 solutions by mathstutor458, nyc_function:
Answer by mathstutor458(57) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A scale model of a library is 5 inches long and 3 inches wide.
The actual length of the library is 135 feet.
which means,
5inches = 135 feet
1 inch =135/5 = 27 feet
3 inches wide = 3 * 27 = 81 feet width --->answer
Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let w = width
5/135 = 3/w
135 * 3 = 5w
405 = 5w
405/5 = w
81 = w
The width is 81 feet.
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