Blake made a scale drawing of a square table with a scale of 1.25 in. = 6.50 ft. On his drawing, one side of the table top measures 2.50 in. What is the area of the actual table top?

First set up a propotion to figure out the actual measurement of the side of the table.

1.25/6.50 = 2.50/x

Cross multiply

1.25x = 16.25

Divide both sides by 1.25

X = 13

Plug 13 into the Area of a square formula

A = side squared

A = 13^2

Area of the actual table top is 169 inches^2