Justin made a scale drawing of a rectangular playground. he used the scale 2 inches: 3 feet. his drawing is 18 inches by 24 inches. what is the actual area of the playground?

-Steps-

1.)Divide 18 by 2

(18/2=9)

2.)Divide 24 by 2

(24/2=12)

3.)Multiply 18 and 3

(18 x 3 = 54)

4.)Multiply 24 and 3

(24 x 3 = 72)

5.) Now multiply 54 and 72

(54 x 72 = 3888)

The answer is 3888 feet or 118056 centimeters.

Step-by-step explanation:

  answer:

  write 548 as 500 + 40 + 8. multiply each addend by 5. then add the three products to get 2,740.