An architect is creating a scale drawing of a school computer lab. The length of the lab is 36 feet and the width of the lab is 48 feet. If each 12 feet of the lab equals 2 centimeters on a scale drawing, which of the following drawings is the scale drawing of the computer lab?
A rectangle is shown. The length of the rectangle is labeled as length equal to 6 cm and the width is labeled as width equal to 8 cm.
A rectangle is shown. The length of the rectangle is labeled as length equal to 3 cm and the width is labeled as width equal to 4 cm.
A rectangle is shown. The length of the rectangle is labeled as length equal to 12 cm and the width is labeled as width equal to 24 cm.
A rectangle is shown. The length of the rectangle is labeled as length equal to 24 cm and the width is labeled as width equal to 36 cm.
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The correct scale drawing is the one where the length is labeled as 6 cm and the width is labeled as 8 cm. Since each 12 feet of the lab equals 2 centimeters on the scale drawing, the dimensions of the lab (36 feet by 48 feet) will be divided by 12 to get the dimensions on the scale drawing (6 cm by 8 cm).
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