Question

if a room is 15 feet long and 12 feet wide and a scale drawing of the room is 10 inches by 8 inches, what is the scale of inches in the drawing to inches in the actual room?

Answer 1

Answer:hi I think it's 12 but I mightbewrong .

Answer 2

1:18

Explanation:

There are 12 inches in 1 foot.

The room is 15ft × 12ft.

Convert 15ft to inches:

15ft × 12in/ft = 180in

Convert 12ft to inches:

12ft × 12in/ft = 144in

So the room is 180 × 144 and that is represented by 10×8

10 represents 180 and

8 represents 144.

Simplifying or reducing as you fractions can help you find the ratio.

drawinginches/real inches

10/180 = 1/18

also (should be the same)

8/144 = 1/18

The ratio is 1/18, can also be written 1:18,

or in words

1 to 18.