Question

coach hernández made a scale drawing of the school gym. the scale of the drawing is 1 in. : 10 ft. find the actual length of the north side of the gym. what number can you multiply each length in the scale drawing by to find the actual length?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the scale factor

The scale is 1 in. : 10 ft, so the scale - factor is 10.

Step2: Find the actual length of the north - side

The length of the north - side in the scale drawing is 9 in. Multiply the scale - drawing length by the scale factor. So, the actual length $L = 9\times10$.
$L = 90$ ft

Answer:

90 ft