Evaluate the quotients of the corresponding dimensions, choose the greater result and round it to the nearest integer.
Example Solution: 1in.=8ft A scale drawing:
Practice makes perfect
We are given that a basketball court has a dimensions of 50feet* 84feet and asked to choose an appropriate scale of the court to fit on a sheet of paper of dimensions of 8.5inches*11inches. First, we will evaluate the quotients of the corresponding dimensions.
&50feet/8.5inches≈5.88feet per inch
&84feet/11inches≈7.64feet 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 7.64>5.88, we will round 7.64 to the nearest integer that is not less than this number.
7.64≈8
Therefore, an appropriate scale of the court will be 1in.=8ft. 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, represented by w. To do this, we will use a scale we just found.
