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Understanding Scale Drawings

Skill Practice!

1
On a set of architectural drawings for a new school building, the scale is inch = 2 feet. Find the missing
lengths of the rooms 4

Room Drawing Length Actual Length

1. Lobby 16 feet

2. Principal’s Of ce 1.25 inches

3. Library 20 feet

4. School Room 3 inches

5. Science Lab 1.5 inches

6. Cafeteria 48 feet

7. Music Room 4 inches

8. Gymnasium 13 inches

9. Auditorium 56 feet

10. Teachers’ Lounge 1.75 inches

11. Refer to Exercises 1–10. What is the scale factor?

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