kevin drew a scale drawing of his living room,The actual room is 16 feet long.If the room is 12 inches long in the drawing,what is the scale of the drawing?
16 feet per 12 inches.
reduce the fraction 16/12
your answer will be in feet/inches.
16/12 = x/1
Cross multiply and solve for x.
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To find the scale of the drawing, you need to compare the length of the actual room to the length of the room in the drawing.
In this case, the actual length of the room is 16 feet, while the length of the room in the drawing is 12 inches.
Since the lengths are in different units (feet and inches), we need to convert them to the same unit before comparing.
Since 1 foot is equal to 12 inches, we can convert 16 feet to inches by multiplying it by 12:
16 feet * 12 inches/foot = 192 inches.
Now, we can compare the actual length (192 inches) to the length in the drawing (12 inches).
The scale of the drawing is determined by the ratio of the two lengths.
Scale = Length in the drawing / Actual length
Scale = 12 inches / 192 inches
Simplifying the ratio gives us:
Scale = 1/16
So, the scale of the drawing is 1 inch to 16 inches.