what is the actual length of the living room if the drawing let his 5 inches and the scale is 1/2= 1 1/2

Question

for math class don't know how to do problem

Answer 1

Your scale is 1/2:1 1/2

or 0.5:1.5

 

Note that .5(3)=1.5

Your scale is 1:3

 

Every inch on the drawing represents

3 feet of length.

 

(5 inches)(3 ft/inch) = 15 feet