Question

belle made a scale drawing of a restaurant. in real life, a countertop in the restaurant is 6 feet long. it is 2 inches long in the drawing. what scale did belle use? 1 inch : square feet

Explanation:

Step1: Understand the scale relationship

We know that in the drawing, 2 inches represents 6 feet in real life. We need to find out how many feet 1 inch represents.

Step2: Set up the proportion

Let \( x \) be the number of feet represented by 1 inch. We can set up the proportion: \(\frac{2 \text{ inches}}{6 \text{ feet}}=\frac{1 \text{ inch}}{x \text{ feet}}\)
Cross - multiplying gives us \( 2x = 6\times1\)

Step3: Solve for \( x \)

To solve for \( x \), we divide both sides of the equation \( 2x = 6\) by 2. So \( x=\frac{6}{2}=3\)

Answer:

3