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Nolan measured an apartment and made a scale drawing. He used the scale 99 centimeters =1= 1 meter. What scale factor does the drawing use?\newlineSimplify your answer and write it as a fraction.\newline____\_\_\_\_

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Q. Nolan measured an apartment and made a scale drawing. He used the scale 99 centimeters =1= 1 meter. What scale factor does the drawing use?\newlineSimplify your answer and write it as a fraction.\newline____\_\_\_\_
  1. Identify Scale: Step 11: Identify the scale given in the problem.
  2. Write Fraction: Step 22: Write the scale as a fraction to find the scale factor.
  3. Convert to cm: Step 33: Convert 11 meter to centimeters to have consistent units.
  4. Substitute Conversion: Step 44: Substitute the conversion into the scale factor equation.
  5. Simplify Fraction: Step 55: Simplify the fraction to get the final scale factor.

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