Question

A scale drawing for a 38.7-ft wide billboard is 0.55 ft wide. How many times bigger is the billboard than the drawing?

71.56 times

69.06 times

72.6 times

70.36 times

Answer 1

To find the number of times bigger the billboard is than the drawing, we can divide the width of the billboard by the width of the drawing:

38.7 ft / 0.55 ft = 70.36

Therefore, the billboard is 70.36 times bigger than the drawing.