Stacy made a scale drawing of a city. She used the scale 7 inches =1 yard. What is the scale factor of the drawing?Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.__
Q. Stacy made a scale drawing of a city. She used the scale 7 inches =1 yard. What is the scale factor of the drawing?Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.__
Identify scale: Identify the scale given in the problem.Scale given: 7 inches = 1 yard.Calculate the scale factor as a fraction of inches to yards.Scale factor = (7 inches)/(1 yard)
Calculate scale factor: Convert yards to inches to have a consistent unit.1 yard = 36 inches.Now, recalculate the scale factor using inches only.Scale factor = (7 inches) / (36 inches)
Convert units: Simplify the fraction to find the scale factor.Scale factor = 367.This cannot be simplified further, so the scale factor is 367
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