On a drawing using a 1/8 inch scale, the pipe from point A to point B is 6-1/2 inches. How long is the actual pipe?

To determine the actual length of the pipe from point A to point B based on the drawing scale of 1/8 inch, it is essential to understand how the scale translates drawing measurements to real-world dimensions.

A scale of 1/8 inch means that for every 1/8 inch on the drawing, it corresponds to 1 foot in reality. Therefore, to find the actual length when the drawing measurement is known, you would first convert the drawing measurement into inches and then apply the scale factor.

Given that the pipe on the drawing measures 6-1/2 inches, you need to convert that measurement into feet. First, we convert 6-1/2 inches to a decimal format which is 6.5 inches.

Next, to find out how many feet this measurement corresponds to in actual length using the scale, we can set up the calculation as follows:

1. Since 1/8 inch corresponds to 1 foot, we can find the number of feet represented by each inch by multiplying:

• Each whole inch contains 8 (1 ÷ 1/8) segments of 1/8 inch. Thus, 1 inch represents 8 feet in reality.

2. Therefore,