Question

trent is drawing a diagram of his house for a school project. he decides that every 5 feet in real life should be 2 inches in the diagram. trents living room is 15 feet long. how long should trents living room be in his diagram? inches

Explanation:

Step1: Find the scale - factor multiplier

We know that 5 feet in real life is 2 inches in the diagram. We want to find out how many 5 - foot segments are in 15 feet. The number of 5 - foot segments in 15 feet is $\frac{15}{5}=3$.

Step2: Calculate diagram length

Since each 5 - foot segment in real life is 2 inches in the diagram, and there are 3 such 5 - foot segments in 15 feet, the length in the diagram is $3\times2 = 6$ inches.

Answer:

6