Question

Trisha drew a scale drawing of a campground. The scale of drawing was 5 inches = 1 yard. What is the Drawing's scale factor? Simplify and write it as a ratio, using a colon.

Answer 1

The answer to the question is;

the Drawing's scale factor is 5:36.

Explanation:

To solve the question, we note that

1 yard = 3 feet and 1 feet = 12 inches

Therefore 1 yard =
`1yard*3(feet)/(yard)*12(inches)/(feet) = 36 inches`

Therefore Where the scale of the drawing is 5 inches = 1 yard, we have

the scale of the drawing is 5 inches = 36 inches

5 inches is equivalent to 36 inches in real life

That is the scale is 5 is to 36 which is 5:36.