Question

Joel measured the middle school. The gym, which is 51 feet wide in real life, is 34 inches wide in the drawing. What scale did Joel use for the drawing?

Answer 1

51 feet in real life is represented by 34 inches on paper.

51 feet : 34 inches

34 inches : 51 feet.

Note: 1 feet = 12 inches.

34 inches : 51 feet

34 inches : 51 * 12 inches

34 : (51* 12)

1 : (51 * 12 ) / 34

1 : 18

So the scale of the drawing is  1 : 18.

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