Question

luther drew a scale drawing of an italian restaurant. he used the scale 1 millimeter : 6 meters. in the drawing, the restaurants kitchen is 3 millimeters wide. what is the width of the actual kitchen? meters

Explanation:

Step1: Set up the scale - ratio

The scale is 1 millimeter : 6 meters. Let the actual width be $x$ meters. We can set up a proportion $\frac{1}{6}=\frac{3}{x}$.

Step2: Cross - multiply

Cross - multiplying the proportion gives us $1\times x = 6\times3$.

Step3: Solve for $x$

$x = 18$.

Answer:

18