Question

Natalie drew a scale drawing of the auditorium. The scale she used was 9 inches = 5 feet. What isthe scale factor of the drawing?Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.

Answer 1

we know that the scale factor is

9 in=5 feet

in fraction is

9in/5 feet

Remember that

1 ft=12 in

so

5 ft=5(12)=60 in

substitute

9 in/60 in---------> 9/60

Simplify

The answer is 3/20