Scale drawings are used to show an actual image using lesser dimensions.
The width of the actual gym is 72 feet
The scale is given as:
[tex]Scale = 5\ inches : 8\ feet[/tex]
Represent the width of the actual gym with w, so, we have the following equivalent ratio
[tex]45\ inches : w = 5\ inches : 8\ feet[/tex]
Cancel out the common units
[tex]45: w = 5: 8\ feet[/tex]
Express as fraction
[tex]\frac{45}{w} = \frac{5}{8\ feet}[/tex]
Cross multiply
[tex]5w = 45 \times 8\ feet[/tex]
Divide both sides by 5
[tex]w = 9\times 8\ feet[/tex]
[tex]w = 72\ feet[/tex]
Hence, the width of the actual gym is 72 feet
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