Question

Señor Ochoa is planting a garden in the corner of his yard. Before he does any planting, however, he wants to make a scale drawing showing where he wants each vegetable and fruit to go. So far, he has drawn the perimeter of his garden. The actual length of the vertical and horizontal legs of his triangular garden is 3 meters.
After making his drawing, he decides that his scale is way too small. Instead, he wants the vertical and horizontal legs of the triangle on his drawing to be 18 centimeters. Make a new scale drawing with the new dimensions of the scale drawing. Make sure to label all three sides of the garden and include the new scale.

Answer 1

Answer:

The new scale drawing is $6\ \frac{cm}{m}$

the new dimensions of the scale drawing in the attached figure

Step-by-step explanation:

Find the original scale drawing  

we know that

6 cm in the drawing represent 3 meters in the actual

so

$\frac{6}{3}\ \frac{cm}{m}$

Simplify

The original scale was $2\ \frac{cm}{m}$

That means ---> 2 cm in the drawing represent 1 meter in the actual

Find the new scale drawing  

we know that

18 cm in the drawing represent 3 meters in the actual

so

$\frac{18}{3}\ \frac{cm}{m}$

Simplify

The new scale is $6\ \frac{cm}{m}$

That means ---> 6 cm in the drawing represent 1 meter in the actual

therefore

the new dimensions of the scale drawing in the attached figure