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A grid is shown with a rectangle drawn on it. The rectangle is 3 units long and 2 units wide, labeled with 3 and 2 respectively.
Scale: 1 box = 15 feet
Convert this scale drawing so that it has a scale of 1 box = 5 feet. The width in the scale drawing shown is 2 boxes. What will be the width in boxes of the new scale drawing?
To convert the scale from 1 box = 15 feet to 1 box = 5 feet, the ratio of the two scales needs to be calculated.
The ratio of the old scale to the new scale can be found by dividing the old scale (15 feet) by the new scale (5 feet):
15 feet / 5 feet = 3
The width in the new scale drawing can be found by multiplying the width in the old scale drawing (2 boxes) by the ratio (3):
2 boxes * 3 = 6 boxes
Therefore, the width in boxes of the new scale drawing will be 6 boxes.