Question

Mia drew a scale drawing of a hotel. The scale of the drawing was 7 inches = 6 feet. What is the scale factor of the drawing?Simplify your answer and write it as a ratio, using a colon.

Answer 1

7:72

Step-by-step explanation

1 foot is equivalent to 12 inches, so the scale factor is,

`(7in)/(6ft)\cdot(1ft)/(12in)=(7)/(6\cdot12)=(7)/(72)`

Hence, the ratio is 7:72