Question

Marco measured a game room and made a scale drawing. A air hockey table is 5 inches long in the drawing. The actual air hockey table is 10 feet long. What scale did Marco use for the drawing?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The units MUST be the same before they can be compared.

So 5 inches = 10 feet

1 foot = 12 inches

10 feet = 12*10 = 120 inches.

Scale = 1 : 120/5

Scale = 1 : 24

So 1 inch on the drawing represents 24 inches in reality.