Question

scale: 1 box = 15 feet

convert this scale drawing so that it has a scale of 1 box = 5 feet. the width in the scale drawing shown is 2 boxes. what will be the width in boxes of the new scale drawing?

Answer 1

According to the given scale, 1 box represents 15 feet. To convert to a scale of 1 box = 5 feet, we need to divide the original scale by 15/5 = 3.

So, the new scale will be 1 box = 5 feet / 3.

Since the width in the original scale drawing is 2 boxes, the width in the new scale drawing will be 2 boxes * (15 feet / 5 feet) = 2 boxes * (3) = 6 boxes.