Question

Mai wants to make a scale drawing of her kitchen. Her kitchen is a rectangle with length 60 m and width 45 m. She decides on a scale of 1 cm is 15 m. Draw and label the dimensions of a scale drawing of Mai's kitchen, using a scale of 1 cm is 15 m.​

Answer 1

To create a scale drawing of Mai's kitchen using a scale of 1 cm is 15 m, we need to determine the dimensions of the scaled drawing.

1. Start by dividing the actual dimensions of the kitchen by the scale factor (15 m) to find the corresponding dimensions of the scale drawing.

Length of the scale drawing:

60 m / 15 m = 4 cm

Width of the scale drawing:

45 m / 15 m = 3 cm

2. Now, draw a rectangle with the scaled dimensions on a piece of paper or graph paper. Label the length as 4 cm and the width as 3 cm.

By following these steps, you will have created a scale drawing of Mai's kitchen with the dimensions of 4 cm by 3 cm. This drawing accurately represents the proportions of the actual kitchen, with 1 cm on the drawing representing 15 m in real life.