Marie measured a campground and made a scale drawing. The scale she used was 5 inches = 1 yard. What is the scale factor of the drawing?
Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.
The scale factor is 1 yard divided by 5 inches. We know that 1 yard is equal to 36 inches, so the scale factor can be written as 36/5.
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Apologies for the mistake.
To find the scale factor, we need to determine the ratio of the size of the drawing to the size of the actual object. In this case, the scale is 5 inches = 1 yard.
Since 1 yard is equivalent to 3 feet (36 inches), the correct scale factor is 1 : 5/36, which can be simplified to 1 : 5/36 or 36 : 5.