A scale drawing of a rectangular field is 10 centimeters by 8.5 centimeters. If the actual field of 40 meters by 34 meters, whic

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h could be the scale used for the drawing?

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DiKsa [7] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-27T09:34:54+03:00

DiKsa [7]4 years ago

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Answer:

$\frac{1cm}{4 meters}$

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the scale, we write a ratio of $\frac{map}{real world}$ and simplify.

Assuming the 40 meter side corresponds to 10 cm, we know $\frac{map}{real world}=\frac{10cm}{40 meters}$ . We simplify to $\frac{1cm}{4 meters}$