Question

shane measured a farm and made a scale drawing. in real life, the goat pen is 6 meters wide. it is 4 centimeters wide in the drawing. what scale did shane use? 2 centimeters : meters submit

Explanation:

Step1: Set up proportion

Let \(x\) be the number of meters for \(2\) centimeters. We know that \(\frac{4\ \text{cm}}{6\ \text{m}}=\frac{2\ \text{cm}}{x\ \text{m}}\).

Step2: Cross - multiply

Cross - multiplying gives \(4x = 2\times6\).

Step3: Solve for \(x\)

\(4x=12\), then \(x=\frac{12}{4}=3\).

Answer:

\(3\)