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? 1 in. : 10 ft 1×? = 10

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the scale factor

The scale is 1 in. : 10 ft, so the number to multiply by 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 by the scale factor. $9\times10 = 90$ ft.

Answer:

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