Question

Terrence measured an Italian restaurant and made a scale drawing. The scale of the drawing was 7 centimeters = 2 meters. What scale factor does the drawing use?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.

Answer 1

200/7

Explanation:

(2 meters)/(7 centimeters) or (2m/7cm)

1 meter = 100 cm

(2m/7cm)*(100cm/1m) = 200/7 (or 28.57) scale factor.