Question

Mitchell drew a scale drawing of a house. The hall closet is 6 inches long in the drawing. The

actual closet is 4 feet long. What scale factor does the drawing use?

Answer 1

First, write the scale factor. Next, write ratios to represent the unknown actual length and width of the display to the scale length and width of the display. Then, write two proportions by setting the two length ratios equal to one another and the two width ratios equal to one another. The given unit is feet.