Question

Trevor measured the town library and made a scale drawing. In real life, the parking lot is 75 meters long. It is 135 centimeters long in the drawing. What scale did Trevor use? 9 centimeters : meters

Answer 1

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

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 (15)/(3)=5\ \text{m}`