Question

Jacob makes a scale drawing for a crate with a scale

factor of 1:20. The dimensions of his scale drawing are 3
inches long by 2 inches wide. The builder creates a scale
drawing of the crate with a scale factor of 1:10.
What are the dimensions of the builders scale drawing?

Answer 1

Answer: The length is 6 inches and the with is 4 inches

Explanation:

Answer 2

6 inches long and 4 inches wide

Explanation:

The dimensions of the actual crate are 20 times those on Jacob's drawing. The dimensions on the builder's drawing are 1/10 of those, so (1/10)(20) = 2 times the dimensions on Jacob's drawing.

The dimensions on the builder's scale drawing are 6 inches long by 4 inches wide.