Question

Lorenzo measured the town library and made a scale drawing. The scale of the drawing was 7 centimeters = 1 meter. What scale factor does the drawing use?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.

Answer 1

First convert meters to centimeters: 1 m = 100 cm.
Scale factor (drawing : actual) = 7 cm : 100 cm = 7/100.