Trevor measured the town library and made a scale drawing. In real life, the parking lot is 75 meters long. It is 135 centimeter

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3 years ago

15

s long in the drawing. What scale did Trevor use? 9 centimeters : meters

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jasenka [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-31T17:23:09+03:00

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Answer: $9\ cm\equiv 5\ m$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

The actual length of the parking lot is 75 m

length in the drawing is 135 cm

Here, 75 m is equivalent to 135 cm

Using unitary method

$75\ m\equiv 135\ cm$

$15\ m\equiv 27\ cm$

$9\ cm\equiv \frac{15}{3}=5\ \text{m}$