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Scale: 1 box = 4 inches Ana Maria needs to convert this scale drawing from a scale of 1 box = 4 inches to a scale of 1 box = 2 inches. The width in the scale drawing shown is 3 boxes. What will be the width in boxes of the new drawing?
Answer: 6
(Tip: Box Height and Width: 3 High 7 Wide)
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Answer 1

To find the new width in boxes after changing the scale, you start with the original width of 3 boxes. Since the new scale is 1 box = 2 inches instead of 4 inches, the drawing has to be larger in boxes to maintain the same size in inches.

Since the new scale is half (2 inches compared to 4 inches), you double the number of boxes. So, 3 boxes x 2 = 6 boxes.

The new width in the drawing will be 6 boxes.