1.07 Cool Down

By Melissa Webber
Last updated almost 6 years ago
2 Questions

A scale drawing of a school bus has a scale of 1/2 (.5) inches to 5 feet. If the length of the school bus is 4 1/2 (4.5) inches on the scale drawing, what is the actual length of the bus? Explain or show your reasoning.

A scale drawing of a lake has a scale of 1 cm to 80 m. If the actual width of the lake is 1,000 m, what is the width of the lake on the scale drawing? Explain or show your reasoning.