Scale: 1 box = 3 inches Convert this scale drawing of a bureau drawer so that it has a scale of 1 box = 6 inches. The length in the scale drawing shown is 8 boxes. What will be the length in boxes of the new scale drawing?
If the original scale is 1 box = 3 inches, and the length in the drawing is 8 boxes, then the length of the bureau drawer in the original scale drawing is 8 boxes * 3 inches/box = <<8*3=24>>24 inches.
To convert to the new scale of 1 box = 6 inches, we need to find the length in boxes of the new scale drawing.
The length of the bureau drawer in the new scale drawing can be calculated as:
Length in new scale drawing = length in original scale drawing / scale conversion factor
Scale conversion factor = 6 inches / 3 inches/box = 2 boxes/inch
Length in new scale drawing = 24 inches / 2 boxes/inch = <<24/2=12>>12 boxes
Therefore, the length in boxes of the new scale drawing will be 12 boxes.