Question

Brett made a scale drawing of a rectangular room in his house.
the length of the actual room is 12.8 ft. the scale used to make the drawing was .25 = 1 ft. what is the length, in inches, of the room on the drawing?

Answer 1

Just multiply your length by the scaling factor (.25) then multiply by 12 in./ft to get your total (=12.8 ft x .25 x 12 in./ft)

Answer 2

.25in/1ft * 12.8ft = 3.2 in