Question

In a scale drawing of a painting, 1 centimeter represents 7 inches

Scale
1 cm : 7 in
Answer the following.
(a) The height of the real painting is 28 inches. What is the
height of the painting in the scale drawing?
(b) In the scale drawing, the length of the painting is 9
centimeters. What is the length of the real painting?

Answer 1

A) divide actual inches by scale:

28/7 =4 cm

B) multiply actual cm by scale:

9 x 7 = 63 inches