Answer:
The actual length in feet of the car is 48 feet.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Tiffany sketched a picture of a car she used the scale 2 inches : 12 feet.
In her sketch the car is 8 inches long.
Now, to find the length in feet of the actual car.
Let the actual length of car in feet be [tex]x\ feet.[/tex]
And the length of car in her sketch is 8 inches.
Thus, 8 inches is equivalent to [tex]x\ feet[/tex].
So, the ratio of the scale used by Tiffany as given is 2 inches : 12 feet.
Thus, 2 inches is equivalent to 12 feet.
Now, to get the actual length of car by using cross multiplication method:
[tex]\frac{2}{12} =\frac{8}{x}[/tex]
By cross multiplying we get:
⇒ [tex]2x=96[/tex]
Dividing both sides by 2 we get:
⇒ [tex]x=48[/tex]
⇒ [tex]x=48\ feet.[/tex]
Therefore, the actual length in feet of the car is 48 feet.
