Rita drew a scale drawing of a picnic area near the river.
The picnic area, which is 135 yards long in real life, is 15 inches long in the drawing..
What scale did Rita use for the drawing?
To find the scale, we can set up a ratio with the length in real life and the length in the drawing:
135 yards / 15 inches = x / 1
Cross multiply to solve for x:
15 * x = 135
x = 135 / 15
x = 9
Therefore, Rita used a scale of 9:1 for her drawing of the picnic area near the river.