The length of a boat in scale drawing is 8 in. Find the length of the actual boat if the scale is 1 in = 3 ft.
A)24 in
B.)24 ft
C.) 8 ft
D.) 11 in.

Scenario: a rectangular plot of ground is 5 meters longer than it is wide. its area is 20,000 square meters. question: what equation will you find the dimensions? note: let w represent the width. options: w(w+5)=20,000 w^2=20,000+5 (w(w+5))/2=20,000 w+2(w+5)=20,000