Question

the blueprints for a new house are scaled so that 1/4 inches equals 1 foot. the blueprint is the preimage and the house is the dilated image. the blueprints are plotted on a coordinates plane. what is the scale factor in terms of inches to inches?

Answer 1

The answer to this question is 48. The work is shown below:

1 ft = 12 in     1/4 in on blueprints = 12 in

12 x 4 = 48

Answer 2

I think it's 1/2, but I'm not at all sure