Question

Darren is making a model of a playground on a square piece of wood. The length of a side of the piece of wood is 12 inches. The playground measures 36 feet long by 24 feet wide. Which scale should Darren use to make the largest model possible that will still fit on his wood base?

Answer 1

1 inch = 4 feet

Explanation:

Answer 2

we know that
scale factor=measure in a model/measure in the actual
measure in the actual-----> I must take the greatest measure
so
scale factor=12 in/36 ft------> 1 in/3 ft

the answer is
the scale is 1 in/ 3 ft