Ron made a scale drawing of his bedroom. The scale in
the drawing is 2 inches represents 5 feet. The actual
length of his bedroom was 13 feet. What is the length of
the bedroom on the scale drawing?


PLEASE HELP!!

Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex]5.2\:\mathrm{in}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

We can set up the following proportion and solve for length ([tex]\ell[/tex]):

[tex]\frac{2}{5}=\frac{\ell}{13},\\\\\ell=\frac{2\cdot 13}{5}=\frac{26}{5}=\boxed{5.2\:\mathrm{in}}[/tex]