Question

if you are making a scale drawing of a giraffe that is 6 meters tall and the height of the girrafe in your drawing is 3 centimeters what is the scale of the drawing

Answer 1

To find the scale of the drawing, you can set up a ratio comparing the actual height of the giraffe to the height in the drawing.

1. **Actual height of the giraffe:** 6 meters
2. **Height of the giraffe in the drawing:** 3 centimeters

First, convert the actual height from meters to centimeters:
- Since 1 meter = 100 centimeters, 6 meters = 6 × 100 = 600 centimeters.

Now, we have:
- Actual height = 600 centimeters
- Drawing height = 3 centimeters

Now, set up the scale:
\[
\text{Scale} = \frac{\text{Height in drawing}}{\text{Actual height}} = \frac{3 \text{ cm}}{600 \text{ cm}} = \frac{1}{200}
\]

So the scale of the drawing is **1:200**.