Question

Check my work? Scale factor Geometry.
http://gyazo.com/9093e52fa1276f468cd6e22021a8c14f
It's not sloppy!

Answer 1

@Ashleyisakitty

Answer 2

@perl

Answer 3

Also, explain how to do it, since I wasn't sure when I did it.
Thanks.

Answer 4

so you want to map a length of 2ft to 8in
and a width of 3ft to 10in

Answer 5

converting to same units gives you

24 ---> 8
36 ---> 10

find the shrink factor of each and see which one is least (fits )

Answer 6

8/24 = 1/3 = 0.333

10/36 = 0.28

the restrictive of these is 10/36 so this will be the maximum scale factor that you can use

Answer 7

multiply 24 and 36 by your sale factor for the dimensions on paper :
24*10/36 = 2*10/3 = `5 1/3`
36*10/36 = `10`