India made a scale drawing of her bedroom using a scale of 1 cm = 6 inches. What is the height of the drawing of her bookcase if it is actually 24 inches tall?
A. 144 cm
B. 3 cm
C. 4 cm
D. 4 in.
3 answers
The scale factor is $\frac{1\text{ cm}}{6\text{ in.}}$. If the actual height of the bookcase is 24 inches, then the height of the drawing is $$24\text{ in.} \times \frac{1\text{ cm}}{6\text{ in.}}=\boxed{4\text{ cm}}.$$
India made a scale drawing of her bedroom using a scale of 1 cm = 6 inches. What is the height of the drawing of her bookcase if it is actually 24 inches tall?
A. 144 cm
B. 3 cm
C. 4 cm
D. 4 in.
A. 144 cm
B. 3 cm
C. 4 cm
D. 4 in.
Using the given scale, 1 cm represents 6 inches in actual size. Therefore, to find the height of the drawing of the bookcase, we need to divide 24 inches (the actual height) by 6 (the number of inches represented by 1 cm):
24/6 = 4
So, the height of the drawing of the bookcase is 4 cm.
Answer: C. 4 cm
24/6 = 4
So, the height of the drawing of the bookcase is 4 cm.
Answer: C. 4 cm