Jalen wants to make a scale drawing of his rectangular desk. The desk is 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. He decides to use a scale of 1 cm = ¼ foot.

b) Jalen’s pencil case is ¾ foot long.

How long should the pencil case be on the scale drawing?

The pencil case should be 3 cm long on the scale drawing.

3/4 ft * (1 cm / 1/4 ft) = 3 cm / (4 * 1/4) = 3 cm