Abraham is installing carpet in his bedroom. On the blueprints, Abraham's bedroom is 6 inches wide and 10 inches long. If the scale is 1 in : 2 ft, what is the area of Abraham's bedroom?

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Answer:

240 square feet

Step-by-step explanation:

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Step one

find the real scale

According to the data

scale is 1 in : 2 ft

also remember  1ft=12 inches

so

scale is 1in: 2(12 inches)

scale is 1 in :24 in

the purpose of use inches a unit in both sides is to eliminate the, the scale must be adimensional

so escales is

1:24  , this means, that a measure on the blueprint must be multiplied by 24 to know its real value

Step 2

with the escale find the real dimensions, you can use a rule of three

Abraham's bedroom is 6 inches wide

blueprint ⇔ bedroom

1 in ⇔ 24 in

6 in ⇔x

x=(6*24)/1

x=144 inches=12 ft

 Abraham's bedroom is  10 inches long

1 in ⇔ 24 in

10 in ⇔y

y=(10*24)/1

x=240 inches=20 ft

Step  3

find the area

the area is wide *long

area=x*y

area=12ft*20ft

area=240 square feet.

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To solve the problem we must know about ratios and area.

Ratio

A ratio shows us the number of times a number contains another number.

The area of Abraham's bedroom is 240 feet².

Given to us

  • On the blueprints, Abraham's bedroom is 6 inches wide and 10 inches long.
  • The scale is 1 in:2 ft.

Solution

Part 1: Calculation of the dimension

As per the given information the scaling ratio is given, the scale is

1 in:2 ft. therefore, one inch on the blueprint is equal to 2 ft in real.

  • 6 inches wide ,

        Width = 6 inches on blueprint

        Width = 6 x 2

                   = 12 feet in real

  • 10 inches long

        Length = 10 inches on blueprint

        Length = 10 x 2

                     = 20 feet in real

Part 2: Calculation of the area of Abraham's bedroom

Area of the Bedroom = Length in real x breadth in real

                                   =  20 feet x 12 feet

                                   =  240 feet²

Hence, the area of Abraham's bedroom is 240 feet².

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