Darell made a scale drawing of a shopping center. The parking lot is 4 centimeters wide in the drawing. The actual parking lot is 40 meters wide. What scale did Darell use?

Answer 1

To find the scale Darell used, we need to determine the ratio of the drawing's size to the actual size.

The width of the parking lot in the drawing is 4 centimeters.
The actual width of the parking lot is 40 meters.

To find the scale, we divide the actual width by the width in the drawing:
40 meters / 4 centimeters

Convert meters to centimeters:
40 meters = 4000 centimeters

Now divide the actual width by the width in the drawing:
4000 centimeters / 4 centimeters

The scale Darell used is:
1000 : 1