Question

Omar measured a summer camp and made a scale drawing. In real life, the sand volleyball court is 9 meters wide. It is 12 centimeters wide in the drawing. What scale did Omar use for the drawing?

Answer 1

Omar used a scale of 1 centimeter representing 75 centimeters, or 1:75.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the scale that Omar used for the drawing, we need to determine the ratio of the actual width to the width in the drawing. In this case, the actual width of the sand volleyball court is 9 meters and the width in the drawing is 12 centimeters. We can set up the following proportion:

9 meters / x = 12 centimeters / 1

To solve for x, we can cross multiply and then divide:

x = (9 meters imes 1) / 12 centimeters

Converting meters to centimeters, we get:

x = (900 centimeters) / 12 centimeters

Simplifying the expression gives us:

x = 75

Therefore, Omar used a scale of 1 centimeter representing 75 centimeters, or 1:75.