The dimensions of an office conference room are 10 feet by 18 feet. If the conference room blueprint dimensions are 5 centimeters by 9 centimeters, what is the scale of the blueprint?

Answer 1

To find the scale of the blueprint, we need to determine the ratio between the actual dimensions and the blueprint dimensions.

For the length:
Actual length = 10 feet = 304.8 centimeters (since 1 foot = 30.48 centimeters)
Blueprint length = 5 centimeters

So, the ratio for the length is 304.8 : 5 = 60.96 : 1

For the width:
Actual width = 18 feet = 548.64 centimeters
Blueprint width = 9 centimeters

So, the ratio for the width is 548.64 : 9 = 60.96 : 1

Therefore, the scale of the blueprint is 60.96 : 1.