Question

Dakota drew a scale drawing of a summer camp. The sand volleyball court, which is 8 meters wide in real life, is 4 millimeters wide in the drawing. What is the scale of the drawing?

Answer 1

1 millimeter = 2 meters

Explanation:

Scales are used in drawings to represent large buildings and places.

Given

Original width of basketball court = w = 8 meters

Width in drawing = s = 4 millimeters

In order to find the scale we have to divide the original width by the width in drawing.

`Scale = (Original\ width)/(Width\ in\ drawing)\\Scale = (8)/(4)\\Scale = 2\ meter\ per\ millimeter`

This means that 1 millimeter represents 2 meters of the original court

1 millimeter = 2 meters