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Zachary made a scale drawing of the middle school. The scale he used was 10 inches = 5 feet. What scale factor does the drawing use?

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Answer:

1 : 6 . . . . or 1/6

Explanation:

We know 1 foot is 12 inches, so 5 feet is 5·12 = 60 inches. Zachary's scale factor is ...

drawing size : actual size = 10 inches : 60 inches = 1 : 6

This can also be written as the fraction 1/6.

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