Preston drew a blueprint of an additional room he is planning to add to his house. On the blueprint, 1 centimeter is equal to 4 feet in the actual room. If Preston wants the room to measure 12 feet by 16 feet, what are these dimensions on the blueprint?

4 cm by 6 cm
6 cm by 8 cm
3 cm by 4 cm
3 cm by 8 cm

Question

Preston drew a blueprint of an additional room he is planning to add to his house. On the blueprint, 1 centimeter is equal to 4 feet in the actual room. If Preston wants the room to measure 12 feet by 16 feet, what are these dimensions on the blueprint?


4 cm by 6 cm
6 cm by 8 cm
3 cm by 4 cm
3 cm by 8 cm

anonymous · Answer

Simple just divide the values by 4.

anonymous · Answer

04ft = 1cm
then
12ft = 1/4 * 12 = 3cm
and
16ft  = 1/4 * 16 = 4cm