A scale drawing of a school bus has a scale of ½inch to 5 feet. If the length of the school bus is 4 ½inches on the scale drawing, what is the actual lengthof the bus?

45 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Required

Determine the actual length

First, we need to represent the scale as a ratio:

Next, we represent the scale length and actual length as another ratio:

Where x represent the actual measurement when

Equate both ratios:

Convert to fractions

Convert to improper fraction

Cross Multiply

Divide through by 2

1/800 is the right answer

40 minutes

step-by-step explanation:

add the time and multiply by 2