Question

mary beth made two scale drawings of a swimming pool. the swimming pool measured 24 feet by 16 feet. one scale drawing used a scale of 1 inch = 2 feet. the other scale drawing used a scale of 1 inch = 8 feet. scale: 1 in = 2 ft scale width length 1 ft = 1 ft 16 ft 24 ft 1 in = 2 ft in in

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate width in scale drawing

Use the formula $\text{scale - length}=\frac{\text{actual - length}}{\text{scale - factor}}$. For width, actual width is 16 feet and scale - factor is 2 feet per inch. So $\text{width}=\frac{16}{2}=8$ inches.

Step2: Calculate length in scale drawing

For length, actual length is 24 feet and scale - factor is 2 feet per inch. So $\text{length}=\frac{24}{2}=12$ inches.

Answer:

Width: 8 in, Length: 12 in