Evaluate the quotients of the corresponding dimensions, choose the greater result, and round it to the nearest integer.
Example Solution: 1in.=4m A scale drawing:
Practice makes perfect
We are given that a volleyball court has dimensions of 9meters* 18meters and asked to choose an appropriate scale of the court to fit on an index card of dimensions of 3inches*5inches. First, we will evaluate the quotients of the corresponding dimensions.
&9meters/3inches=3meters per inch
&18meters/5inches=3.6meters per inch
To choose an appropriate scale, we will round the greater of the results to the nearest integer that is greater than this number. Since 3.6>3, we will round 3.6 to the nearest integer that is not less than this number.
3.6≈4
Therefore, an appropriate scale of the court will be 1in.=4m. Notice that this is only a sample answer. Next, we are asked to construct a scale drawing of the court. We will start with evaluating the width, which we will represent with w. To do this, we will use a scale we just found.
