Question

On an architectural drawing 1/4 represents 1ft. Find the dimensions of a room that measures 4/1/4 inch. by 5/1/2 inch on the drawings?

Answer 1

17 ft by 22 ft.

Explanation:

Change the dimensions to an improper fraction with 4 as the denominator

`4 1/4 = 4/1 xx 4/4 + 1/4 = 17 /4`

Since each 1/4 is 1 foot 17/4 = 17 feet.

# 5 1/2 = 5/1 xx 4/4 + 1/2 xx 2/2 = 20/4 + 2/4 = 22/4

Since each 1/4 is 1 foot 22/4 = 22 feet.