Question

A carpenter's sketch of a room does not include a scale. She measures a wall that has been built and finds that it is 51.2 feet long. On the blueprint, this wall is 8 inches long. What is the scale for this blueprint?

Answer 1

1 inch : 6.4 feet

Explanation:

Since the wall is 51.2 feet tall, and then wall on the blueprint is 8 inches long, we can make a scale. So 8 in: 51.2 ft or 1 inch: 6.4 feet.

Answer 2

Answer is

1 inch:6.4 feet