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.