ana maria needs to convert this scale drawing from a scale of 1 box =4 inches to a scale of 1 box = 2 inches. The width in the scale drawing shown is 3 boxes. What is 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 each measurement by 2.
The current width is 3 boxes. Dividing this by 2 gives us:
3 boxes / 2 = 1.5 boxes
Therefore, the width in boxes of the new drawing is 1.5 boxes.