Scale: 1 box = 15 feet.

Question

Covert the scale drawing so that it has a scale of 1 box = 5 feet. The width in the scale drawing shows 2 feet. What is the width in boxes in the new scale drawing?

Answer 1

To convert the scale from 1 box = 15 feet to 1 box = 5 feet, you need to reduce the length of each box by a factor of 3 (since 15/5 = 3).

The width of 2 feet in the original scale drawing will now be reduced by a factor of 3 to give 2/3 feet in the new scale.

To find the width in boxes in the new scale drawing, divide 2/3 feet by 5 feet:

(2/3 feet) / (5 feet) = 2/3 * 1/5 = 2/15

So, the width in boxes in the new scale drawing is 2/15 boxes.