The length of a drawing of a tool
is 3/8 of the length of the actual tool. If the length of the drawing of the tool is 6 inches, what is the length,in inches ofthe actual tool?
whatis 8/3 * 6inches
To find the length of the actual tool, we need to set up a proportion using the given information.
Let's represent the length of the actual tool as "x" inches.
According to the problem, the length of the drawing of the tool is 3/8 of the length of the actual tool. So, we can set up the following proportion:
(length of drawing) / (length of actual tool) = (3/8)
Plugging in the given values:
6 inches / x inches = 3/8
Now, we can cross-multiply to solve for x:
6 * 8 = 3 * x
48 = 3x
To isolate x, we divide both sides of the equation by 3:
48 / 3 = x
16 = x
Therefore, the length of the actual tool is 16 inches.