Find the actual measures of your classroom. Define the scale you want and use it to find the measures of your scale drawing.
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Let's assume that our classroom has a rectangular shape, with two walls 30feet long and two walls 20 feet long. To make a scale drawing, we need to define the scale we will use — for example, let's say that 1 in :5 ft.
1in :5 ft means that one inch in our
drawing represents five feetWith this scale, let's find the lengths of the walls in our drawing.
1 in/5 ft = w_1 in/30 ft
⇒
w_1 = 30/5 = 6 in [0.2cm]
1 in/5 ft = w_2 in/20 ft
⇒
w_2 = 20/5 = 4 in
We need to draw a rectangle where two sides have a measure of 6inches and the other two sides have a measure of 4 inches.
The diagram above is just an example of a scale drawing of a classroom. Keep in mind that your answer may vary.
Extra
Scale Model
If we would like to make a scale model, we need to consider also the height of the classroom. Let's say that it is 10feet high. Next, let's find the corresponding height of our model.
1 in/5 ft = h in/10 ft
⇒
h = 10/5 = 2 in
In consequence, our model will be 2 inches high. Thus, our final scale model would look as follows.
