Question

Tracy drew a scale drawing of a house. The scale she used was 2 millimeters = 1 meter. What scale factor does the drawing use?Simplify your answer and write it as a ratio, using a colon.

Answer 1

The scaling factor is 2: 10

Explanation:

Given information:

The scale she used was 2 millimeters = 1 meter.

Firstly, we need to convert the 1 meter to millimeters

According to the Standard International Unit, 1 meter is equivalent to 1000 millimeters

In the real drawing, the scaling factor is 2 to 1000