Final answer:
To create a scale drawing of an NBA basketball court with a scale of 1/4 inch to 10 feet, convert 94 ft (length) to 2.35 inches and 50 ft (width) to 1.25 inches using the scale factor.
Step-by-step explanation:
A student is asking how to create a scale drawing of an NBA basketball court using a scale of 1/4 inch to 10 feet. To do this, you would need to convert the actual dimensions of the court into the scaled dimensions. The actual size of an NBA basketball court is 94 feet in length and 50 feet in width. Using the scale of 1/4 inch to 10 feet, you first divide the length by the scale factor: 94 ft / (10 ft per 1/4 inch) results in 9.4 quarter inches. This converts to 2.35 inches (since 1 inch equals 4 quarter inches). Similarly, you divide the width by the scale factor: 50 ft / (10 ft per 1/4 inch) = 5 quarter inches, which is 1.25 inches. Thus, the scaled dimensions of the basketball court are 2.35 inches by 1.25 inches.