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Question

Alana made a scale drawing of a restaurant. She used the scale 1 inch = 1 foot. What scale factor does the drawing use?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.

Answer 1

The scale factor used in Alana's drawing is 1 inch to 1 foot. To convert this into a scale factor, you compare the units of the drawing to the actual units. Since 1 inch equals 1 foot, the scale factor is 1:12 (since there are 12 inches in a foot

Answer 2

Hi, I think you meant to categorize this as a math question, no?

For scale, you'll want to compare two like units of measurement. Since you have feet and inches here, you'll want to convert the feet to inches so that there is just one unit of measurement.

1 foot = 12 inches

So you have 1 inches representing 12 inches. You can see this as a ratio of 12:1 or a scale of 12.