Lucia measured the high school and made a scale drawing. The scale she used was 2 centimeters : 3 meters. The parking lot is 54 meters wide in real life. How wide is the parking lot in the drawing?

The parking lot in the drawing is 36 centimeters.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Actual width of parking lot = 54 meters

The scale she used was 2 centimeters : 3 meters.

i.e. 3 actual meters = 2 centimeters on drawing

⇒ 1 actual meter = centimeters on drawing

⇒ 54 actual meters = centimeters on drawing

⇒ 54 actual meters = 36 centimeters

Hence, the parking lot in the drawing is 36 centimeters.

cross multiplying, we get :

⇒ (3) × (5) = (9) × (x)

⇒ 15 = 9x