Chapter 6.6, Problem 9PPS

To determine

To create: a scale factor that relates inches to feet and use it to make a scale drawing of your bedroom.

Answer to Problem 9PPS

The scale drawing are $4\text{in}$ by $6\text{in}$ .

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

Scale is $1\text{in}=5\text{ft}$ .

Dimension of bedroom are $20\text{ft}$ by $30\text{ft}$ .

Find the scale drawing.

Scale dimensions are

  $\begin{array}{l}20\text{ft}\times \frac{1\text{in}}{5\text{ft}}=4\text{in}\\ \text{30}\text{ft}\times \frac{1\text{in}}{5\text{ft}}=6\text{in}\end{array}$

Hence, the scale drawing are $4\text{in}$ by $6\text{in}$ .