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Samantha drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The scale of the drawing was $8$ inches $=$ $4$ feet. What is the drawing's scale factor? Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.

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Samantha drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. The scale of the drawing was $8$ inches $=$ $4$ feet. What is the drawing's scale factor? Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.