A rectangle is 8 inches wide and 4 inches long.
Scale: 1 box = 3 inches
Convert this scale drawing of a bureau drawer so that it has a scale of 1 box = 6 inches. The length in the scale drawing shown is 8 boxes. What will be the length in boxes of the new scale drawing?
Given that the original scale is 1 box = 3 inches and the length on the scale drawing is 4 inches, we can calculate the length in boxes by dividing the length on the scale drawing by the scale:
Length in boxes = Length on scale drawing / Scale
Length in boxes = 4 inches / 3 inches/box
Length in boxes = 4/3 = 1.33 boxes
To convert the scale to 1 box = 6 inches, we need to find the new length in boxes. We can do this by multiplying the length in boxes by the new scale:
New length in boxes = length in boxes * new scale
New length in boxes = 1.33 boxes * 6 inches/box
New length in boxes = 7.98 boxes
Therefore, the new length in boxes of the scaled drawing is approximately 7.98 boxes.