To determine how many inches represent 54 feet in a scaled drawing where 1/3 of an inch corresponds to 6 feet, we can set up a proportion.
First, we need to find out how many times 6 feet fits into 54 feet:
- 54 feet รท 6 feet = 9
This means that 54 feet is equivalent to 9 increments of 6 feet.
Since each increment of 6 feet is represented by 1/3 of an inch, we can now calculate the total inches:
- 9 times (1/3 inch) = 9/3 inches = 3 inches
Therefore, in this scaled drawing, 3 inches represent 54 feet.