Joey made a scale drawing of an Italian restaurant. The restaurant's kitchen is 63 millimeters long in the drawing. The actual kitchen is 28 meters long. What is the scale of the drawing?
9 millimeters : meters
To find the scale of the drawing, we need to calculate the ratio of the length in the drawing to the actual length.
The length in the drawing is 63 millimeters.
The actual length is 28 meters, which is equivalent to 28,000 millimeters.
So, the scale of the drawing is 63 millimeters : 28,000 millimeters.
Simplifying this ratio, we can divide both sides by the greatest common factor, which is 7:
63 millimeters ÷ 7 : 28,000 millimeters ÷ 7
= 9 millimeters : 4,000 millimeters
Therefore, the scale of the drawing is 9 millimeters : 4,000 millimeters.