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Question

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?

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Responses

14
14

6
6

1.5
1.5

9
9 .

Answer 1

To determine the width in boxes of the new drawing with a scale of 1 box = 2 inches, we first need to calculate the actual width in inches from the original drawing.

Since the original scale is 1 box = 4 inches and the width is 3 boxes: Width in inches = 3 boxes * 4 inches/box = 12 inches.

Now, we want to convert this width to the new drawing scale of 1 box = 2 inches: Width in boxes for the new scale = Width in inches / 2 inches/box = 12 inches / 2 inches/box = 6 boxes.

Therefore, the width in boxes of the new drawing will be 6.