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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-04-22

A regulation tennis court measures 78 feet long by 36 feet wide. Brad is making a scale drawing of the tennis court using a scale of 1 foot = 1/2 inch. How long in inches should the length of the tennis court be in Brad's drawing?

Asked by bronie

Answer (2)

39 by 18 inches will do Half of 78 is 39 and half of 36 is 18 ^___^

Answered by Dannymal | 2024-06-10

In Brad's scale drawing, the length of the tennis court should be 39 inches. This is calculated by multiplying the actual length of 78 feet by the scale of 1 foot = 1/2 inch. Thus, 78 × 2 1 ​ = 39 inches.
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Answered by Dannymal | 2024-12-23