A rectangular mural is 24 feet in width and 36 feet in length. A scale drawing of the mural has a width of 8 inches. Find the length. What is the AREA, in inches, of the mural in the scale drawing?(1 point)Responses864 in2864 in2864 in2864 in240 in240 in240 in240 in272 in272 in272 in272 in296 in2
To find the length of the mural in the scale drawing, we need to set up a proportion using the width and length of the actual mural and the width and unknown length of the scale drawing.
Let x represent the length of the mural in the scale drawing.
24 feet / 8 inches = 36 feet / x
3 = 36 / x
3x = 36
x = 12
So, the length of the mural in the scale drawing is 12 inches.
To find the area of the mural in the scale drawing, we need to multiply the width and length:
8 inches * 12 inches = 96 square inches
Therefore, the area of the mural in the scale drawing is 96 square inches.