Maggie made a scale drawing of a house. She used the scale 3 centimeters = 1 meter. What scale factor does the drawing use? Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.

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Broncha asked Dec 6, 2023

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Maggie made a scale drawing of a house. She used the scale 3 centimeters = 1 meter.

What scale factor does the drawing use?
Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.

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If the scale is 1 : x, then multiply the map distance by x to calculate the actual distance.

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