Brenna measured a city and made a scale drawing. In real life, a neighborhood park is 132 yards long. It is 44 inches long in the drawing. What scale did Brenna use? 1 inch : yards

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Johnie asked Dec 5, 2023

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Brenna measured a city and made a scale drawing. In real life, a neighborhood park is 132 yards long. It is 44 inches long in the drawing. What scale did Brenna use? 1 inch : yards

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Johnie asked Dec 5, 2023

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Answer:

1 inch : 3 yards

Explanation:

132/44 = 3.

The length of the park in inches in Brenna's drawing is one third the length of the actual park's length in yards, so the scale is 1 inch : 3 yards.

Romusz answered Dec 11, 2023

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