Question

annie measured a city park and made a scale drawing. the scale of the drawing was 1 millimeter : 4 meters. the soccer field is 28 millimeters long in the drawing. how long is the actual field? meters

Explanation:

Step1: Set up proportion

Let $x$ be the actual length of the field. The proportion is $\frac{1}{4}=\frac{28}{x}$.

Step2: Cross - multiply

$1\times x = 4\times28$.

Step3: Calculate the result

$x = 112$.

Answer:

112