In a scale drawing of the solar system, the scale is 1 mm = 500 km. For a planet with a

Question

diameter of 5000 kilometers, what would be the diameter of the drawing of the planet?

Answer 1

To find the diameter of the drawing of the planet in the scale drawing, we multiply the diameter of the planet by the scale factor.

Diameter of the planet = 5000 km
Scale factor = 1 mm = 500 km

Calculate the diameter of the drawing of the planet:

Diameter of the drawing = 5000 km * 1 mm / 500 km
Diameter of the drawing = 10 mm

Therefore, the diameter of the drawing of the planet in the scale drawing would be 10 mm.