Question

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A grid is shown with a rectangle drawn on it. The rectangle is 10 units long and 2 units wide, labeled with 10 and 2 respectively.

Scale factor: 1 box = 6 inches

Maisie needs to convert this scale drawing from a scale factor of 1 box = 6 inches to a scale factor of 1 box = 12 inches. The length in the scale drawing shown is 10 boxes. What will be the length of the boxes in the new drawing?

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Responses

5
5

20
20

1
1

12
12
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1 answer

To find the length of the rectangle in the new drawing with a scale factor of 1 box = 12 inches, we first need to determine the current length in inches.

Currently, with the scale factor of 1 box = 6 inches:

  • The length of the rectangle is 10 boxes.
  • Therefore, the length in inches is: \[ 10 , \text{boxes} \times 6 , \text{inches/box} = 60 , \text{inches} \]

Now, we want to determine how many boxes this length will occupy in the new scale where 1 box = 12 inches:

  • To find the new length in boxes, we divide the length in inches by the new scale factor: \[ \text{Length in boxes} = \frac{60 , \text{inches}}{12 , \text{inches/box}} = 5 , \text{boxes} \]

Therefore, the length of the boxes in the new drawing will be 5 boxes.

So, the correct response is: 5