Question

jack drew a scale drawing of a game room. the scale of the drawing was 1 inch : 2 feet. the pool table is 4 feet wide in real life. how wide is the pool table in the drawing? inches

Explanation:

Step1: Set up proportion

Let $x$ be the width of the pool - table in the drawing. The proportion is $\frac{1\text{ inch}}{2\text{ feet}}=\frac{x\text{ inches}}{4\text{ feet}}$.

Step2: Cross - multiply

$2x = 1\times4$.

Step3: Solve for $x$

$x=\frac{4}{2}=2$.

Answer:

2