Trudy made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The scale of the drawing was 7 inches = 4 feet. What is the scale factor of the drawing?
Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.
The scale factor is found by dividing the length of the drawing by the actual length. In this case, the length of the drawing is 7 inches and the actual length is 4 feet.
The scale factor is 7/48.