Question

Please help me.
You are asking to make a scale drawing of a ski resort in cm. which of these following ratios in cm would be most appropriate for your drawing?
1:400
4,000:1
1:4,000

Answer 1

Please help me......

Answer 2

II think its the middle one

Answer 3

i believe it is the middle one as well.

Answer 4

wrong thanks anyways..

Answer 5

then would it be the last one?

Answer 6

It's the last one, as 4000:1 implies that for every 4000cm of drawing, there is 1cm of building, conversely, the last one 1:4000 implies that for every centimeter of drawing, there are 40 metres of building.

Answer 7

ok, that makes sense, i was unsure of which side means the ski resort