The dimensions of an office conference room are 15 feet by 27 feet. If the conference room blueprint dimensions are 5 centimeters by 9 centimeters, what is the scale of the blueprint?
To find the scale of the blueprint, we need to compare the dimensions of the actual conference room to the dimensions on the blueprint.
First, convert the dimensions of the conference room from feet to centimeters:
15 feet = 457.2 centimeters
27 feet = 822.96 centimeters
Now, calculate the scale of the blueprint:
Scale = blueprint dimension / actual dimension
Scale = 5 cm / 457.2 cm = 0.01093
Scale = 9 cm / 822.96 cm = 0.01093
Therefore, the scale of the blueprint is 1:0.01093.