Liam drew a scale drawing of a county park. The scale of the drawing was 7 inches =1 yard. What is the scale factor of the drawing?Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.__
Q. Liam drew a scale drawing of a county park. The scale of the drawing was 7 inches =1 yard. What is the scale factor of the drawing?Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.__
Identify Scale Fraction: Step 1: Identify the scale of the drawing as a fraction. Scale factor = corresponding length in realitylength in the drawingScale factor = 1 yard7 inches
Convert to Inches: Step 2: Convert 1 yard to inches to have consistent units.1 yard =36 inchesScale factor =36 inches7 inches
Simplify Fraction: Step 3: Simplify the fraction to find the scale factor. Scale factor = 367
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