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Anna Marie needs to convert the scale drawing from a scale of 1box = 4 inches to a scale of 1 box = 2 inches. The width of the scale drawing shown is 3 boxes. What will be the width in boxes of the new drawing?
To convert the scale from 1 box = 4 inches to 1 box = 2 inches, we need to divide the width of the scale drawing by the scale factor.
The scale factor is 4 inches divided by 2 inches, which equals 2.
So, to find the width of the new drawing in boxes, we divide the width of the scale drawing by the scale factor:
Width of new drawing = Width of scale drawing / Scale factor
Width of new drawing = 3 boxes / 2
Width of new drawing = 1.5 boxes
Therefore, the width of the new drawing is 1.5 boxes.