Chapter 6, Problem 37SGR

To determine

To calculate:Tofind the actual length of the Egyptgallery of drawing length $6inches$

Answer to Problem 37SGR

Actual length ofEgypt gallery is $150$ feet

Explanation of Solution

Given information:On a scale drawing of a museum, the scale is $0.5inch=10feet$

Calculation:

Given the drawing length of Egyptgallery is $7.5$ inches

Also, scale is given as

  $0.5inch=10feet$

Thus, actual length of gallery is calculated as

  $\begin{array}{l}1inch=\frac{10}{0.5}feet\\ 7.5inch=\frac{10}{0.5}\times 7.5feet\end{array}$

On solving the above,

  $\begin{array}{l}Length=\frac{100\times 7.5}{5}feet\\ Length=\frac{20\times 7.5}{1}feet\\ Length=150feet\end{array}$

Hence, the actual length of Egyptgallery is $150$ feet