The original table longer length is 6ft and the smaller side is 3ft. If the greatest length of the table is represented in the scale drawing by 1.5, what will the length of the other sides of the table be?
If the greatest length of the table is represented by 1.5 in the scale drawing, then the smaller side of the table will be 1.5 / 2 = 0.75 in the scale drawing.
To find the actual length of the smaller side of the table, we can set up a proportion:
3ft / 6ft = 0.75 / x
Cross multiply to solve for x:
3 * x = 6 * 0.75
3x = 4.5
x = 1.5
Therefore, the smaller side of the table will be 1.5ft in the scale drawing.