Question

rosanne made a scale drawing of a city. the scale of the drawing was 13 inches : 6 yards. in the drawing, a neighborhood park is 273 inches long. what is the length of the actual park? yards

Explanation:

Step1: Set up proportion

Let $x$ be the length of the actual park in yards. The proportion is $\frac{13}{6}=\frac{273}{x}$.

Step2: Cross - multiply

$13x = 6\times273$.

Step3: Solve for $x$

$x=\frac{6\times273}{13}$. First, calculate $273\div13 = 21$. Then, $6\times21=126$.

Answer:

126