The dimensions of an office conference room are 12 feet by 24 feet. If the conference room blueprint dimensions are 4 centimeters by 8 centimeters, what is the scale of the blueprint?

Answer 1

First, let's convert the dimensions of the conference room from feet to centimeters:

12 feet = 12 feet * 30.48 cm/ft = 365.76 cm
24 feet = 24 feet * 30.48 cm/ft = 731.52 cm

Now, let's calculate the scale of the blueprint:

Scale = Blueprint dimension / Actual dimension
Scale = 4 cm / 365.76 cm = 0.0109

Therefore, the scale of the blueprint is 1:0.0109.