Question

1. Each floor of an office building measures 50ft by 120ft. On blueprint, the same floor measures 25in by 60in. What is the blueprint scale. 2. A scale drawing of a school was created using a 1.5cm : 10ft scale. What actual length is represented by 6cm on the drawing? *Thanks*

Answer 1

1. 1 inch = 2 ft

2. 40ft

You can get these by dividing the numbers or multiplying by the scale factors.