Question

A scale drawing of a rectangular room is 8 inches wide and 10 inches long. The actual room is 12 feet wide and 15 feet long. What is the scale factor from the scale drawing to the room?

A 2 / 3
B 4 / 5
C 5 / 4
D 3 / 2

Answer 1

A, 2/3

2 divided by 3 = .6667
If you multiply 12 by .6667 you get 8
if you multiply 15 by .6667 you get 15
As u can see, they used 2/3 for scale factor

Answer 2

Answer: A 2/3

Explanation:

2 divided by 3 = .6667
If you multiply 12 by .6667 you get 8
if you multiply 15 by .6667 you get 15

As you can see they used 2/3 as the scale factor to go from 12x15 to 8x10

Hope this helps!