Marie has a small copy of Rene margrittes famous painting. The Schoolmasters. Her copy has dimensions of 2 inches by 1.5 inches. The scale of her copy is 1 inch:40 cm What is the dimensions of the original painting?
Every 1 inch on her copy is the same as 40 cm on the original.
You just have to multiply by 40 and convert to centimetres.
2 x 40 = 80
1.5 x 40 = 60
So the original painting is:
80cm by 60cm