Question

india made a scale drawing of her bedroom using a scale of 1 cm=6 inches. what is the height of the drawing of her bookcase if it is actually 24 inches

Answer 1

4 cm

Explanation:

If 6 inches = 1 cm, and 24 inches divided 6 inches = 4, then it would be 4 cm.

Answer 2

4 inches

Explanation:

We know that made a scale drawing of her bedroom using a scale of 1 cm = 6 inches.

We are to find the height of the drawing of her bookcase if its actual height is 24 inches. For that, we can use the simple ratio method.

Assuming the height of the drawing to be x, we can write it as:

`(1cm)/(x) =(6inches)/(24 inches)`

`x=(24)/(6)`

x = 4 inches