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. image of actual gym (with 50 ft west) and scale drawing (with 9 in. north, 5 in. west) what number can you multiply each length in the scale drawing by to find the actual length?

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the scale

The scale is 1 in. : 10 ft, which means 1 inch on the drawing represents 10 feet in actual. Also, from the West side, the drawing length is 5 in. and actual is 50 ft. Let's check the multiplier: $50\div5 = 10$. So the multiplier is 10.

Step2: Find actual north length

The north side on the drawing is 9 in. Multiply by the multiplier (10) to get actual length: $9\times10 = 90$ ft.

Answer:

The actual length of the north side of the gym is 90 feet. The number to multiply each length in the scale drawing by is 10.