Question

kirk drew a scale drawing of a petting zoo. the scale he used was 8 centimeters : 5 meters. the goat pen is 24 centimeters long in the drawing. how long is the actual pen? meters

Explanation:

Step1: Set up proportion

Let $x$ be the actual length of the pen in meters. The proportion is $\frac{8}{5}=\frac{24}{x}$.

Step2: Cross - multiply

$8x = 24\times5$.

Step3: Solve for $x$

$8x=120$, so $x=\frac{120}{8}=15$.

Answer:

15