Question

the community center has a lawn for playing games. a scale drawing of the lawn is shown. the scale is 1 in. : 20 ft. what are the actual length and width of the lawn? actual length = ft length = 5 in. actual width = ft width = 3 in.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate actual length

Multiply scale - length by scale factor.
$5\times20 = 100$

Step2: Calculate actual width

Multiply scale - width by scale factor.
$3\times20=60$

Answer:

Actual length = 100 ft
Actual width = 60 ft