Renee is making a scale diagram of her mp3 player. The length of her scale drawing is 8 inches, and the width is 14 inches. The actual length of the mp3 player is 4 centimeters, and the width is 7 centimeters. what is the scale factor?
Accepted Solution
A:
Answer: 2
Explanation:
The scale factor is the ratio between the scale drawing measures and the actual measures.
scale drawing length 8 inches scale factor = ratio = -------------------------------- = --------------- = 2 actual length 4 inches
Also, scale drawing width 14 inches scale factor = ratio = ----------------------------- = --------------- = 2 actual width 7 inces