Question

Elisa needs to make a scale drawing of his school building for art class. If the building is 256.25 meters long, and Elisa scales it down using a ratio of 25 meters to 1 inch, how long will the building be in the sketch? (in inches)

Answer 1

We know that the building is 256.25 m long and that a ratio is 25 meters to 1 inch.
We have to divide the length of a building to 25:
256.25 : 25 = 10.25
Answer: The building will be 10.25 inches long in the sketch.