Question

An architect is creating a scale drawing of a school computer lab. The length of the lab is 32 feet and the width of the lab is 48 feet. If each 16 feet of the lab equals 2 centimeters on a scale drawing, which of the following drawings is the scale drawing of the computer lab? (5 points)

a
A rectangle is shown. The length of the rectangle is labeled as length equal to 2 cm and the width is labeled as width equal to 3 cm.

b
A rectangle is shown. The length of the rectangle is labeled as length equal to 4 cm and the width is labeled as width equal to 6 cm.

c
A rectangle is shown. The length of the rectangle is labeled as length equal to 16 cm and the width is labeled as width equal to 32 cm.

d
A rectangle is shown. The length of the rectangle is labeled as length equal to 24 cm and the width is labeled as width equal to 40 cm.

Answer 1

So, in the drawing, 16 feet is represented by 2 cm. And the dimensions of the room are 32 by 48 feet
If 16 feet is 2 cm, then 32 feet would be 4 cm, and 48 feet would be 6 cm
The diagram of the room would be 4 cm by 6 cm