Camilla measured a county park and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 5 inches =1 yard. What is the scale factor of the drawing?Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.__
Q. Camilla measured a county park and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 5 inches =1 yard. What is the scale factor of the drawing?Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.__
Identify scale fraction: Identify the scale of the drawing as a fraction.Scale factor = corresponding length in realitylength in the drawingScale factor = 1 yard5 inches
Convert yards to inches: Convert 1 yard to inches to have consistent units.1 yard =36 inches
Calculate scale factor: Calculate the scale factor using the converted units.Scale factor = (5 inches)/(36 inches)Scale factor = 365
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