Camilla drew a scale drawing of a house and its lot. In real life, the back patio is 27 meters long. It is 3 millimeters long in the drawing. What scale did Camilla use?1 millimeter :



Answer :

Explanation

The length of the back patio in real life is 27 meters long.

The length of the drawing is 3 millimeters.

The required scale is 3 millimeters : 27 meters.

To lowest ratio, divide through by 3

3/3 : 27/3 = 1 millimeter : 9 meters

Therefore, the scale Camilla used was 1 millimeter : 9 meteres