Rose has made this scale drawing of her house. If her house is actually 56 feet wide, then the scale of her drawing is
Responses
A 1 inch = 12 feet.1 inch = 12 feet.
B 1 inch = 16 feet.1 inch = 16 feet.
C 1 inch = 20 feet.1 inch = 20 feet.
D 1 inch = 24 feet.1 inch = 24 feet.
E 1 inch = 9 feet.
the house is scaled as 3 1/2
feet wide on the drawing.
To find the scale of the drawing, we need to determine how many feet each inch represents.
The house is actually 56 feet wide and on the scale drawing it is 3.5 inches wide.
So, 56 feet / 3.5 inches = 16 feet per inch
Therefore, the correct answer is B) 1 inch = 16 feet.