The scale for this drawing is 1 box = 3 inches.

Reproduce the scale drawing of a tabletop so that it has a scale of 1 box = 2 inches. The length of the tabletop in this drawing is 10 boxes. What will be the length in boxes of the new scaled drawing?

A.
6

B.
15

C.
5

D.

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
2 hours ago

To find the length of the new scaled drawing in boxes, first, we need to determine the length of the tabletop in inches based on the original scale.

Given:

  • Original scale: 1 box = 3 inches
  • Length of the tabletop in the original drawing: 10 boxes

Now, calculate the length in inches: 10 boxes * 3 inches/box = 30 inches

Next, we need to apply the new scale, which is 1 box = 2 inches, to find out how many boxes correspond to the same length of 30 inches.

Using the new scale, we calculate the length in boxes: 30 inches ÷ 2 inches/box = 15 boxes

Thus, the length of the new scaled drawing in boxes will be 15.

The answer is B. 15.