Question

Mr. Willis is building a new dock at his lake house that will be 35 feet long. If the blueprints show the dock as 16 inches long, what scale was used to create the blueprint?

Answer 1

1:26.25

Explanation:

Scale = 16 in:35 ft

Convert 35 ft to inches

1 ft = 12 in

35 × 12/1 = 420 in

Scale = 16 in:420 in Divide each term by 16

Scale = 1:26.25