Question

A carpenter's sketch of a room does not include a scale. She measures a wall that has been built and finds that it is 38.5 ft. Long. On the blueprint this wall is 7 in. Long. What is the scale for this blueprint? A. 1 in. : 5.5 ft. B. 1 in. : 55 ft. C. 1 in. : 266 ft. D. 1 in. : 269.5 ft.

Answer 1

Answer: A

Step-by-step explanation: because 1 in. = 5.5

Answer 2

A

Explanation:

A scale drawing is a reduced form in terms of dimensions of an original image / building / object

the scale drawing is usually reduced at a constant dimension

scale of the drawing = original dimensions / dimensions of the scale drawing

38.5/7 = 5.5

1 in : 5.5ft