Jane drew a scale drawing of a house. The scale she used was 3 millimeters =1 meter. What scale factor does the drawing use?Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.__
Q. Jane drew a scale drawing of a house. The scale she used was 3 millimeters =1 meter. What scale factor does the drawing use?Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.__
Identify scale factor: Step 1: Identify the scale used in the drawing.Scale factor = corresponding length in realitylength in the drawingScale factor = 1m3mm
Convert to millimeters: Step 2: Convert 1 meter to millimeters to have consistent units.1 meter =1000 millimeters
Calculate scale factor: Step 3: Calculate the scale factor using the same units.Scale factor = (3mm)/(1000mm)Scale factor = 10003
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