The left side of the diagram below shows building lots for sale. On the right side is a floor plan for a two-bedroom apartment. The length of the living room is 6 meters. On the plan, how long is the living room according to the included scale (in cm)? ________________.
HINT: Use a straightedge to line up the left and right sides of the room with the ruler provided to determine its length.
Based on your measurement and the fact that the actual length of the living room was 6 meters, how many meters are represented by a centimeter?
Determine the width of the living room in meters? _________
How many m2 of carpeting would be needed to carpet the living room? _________
In America, carpeting is generally sold in units of yd2. If 1 meter equals 1.09 yards, how many yd2 of carpeting would be needed? _________
On the map, measure the frontage of Lot 2 on Sylvan Road in centimeters. What is the actual frontage in meters? _________
Given that a "scale ratio represents the proportional ratio of a linear dimension of a model, drawing, or map to the same feature of the original object." Use this definition, and the fact that on a map of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 2.5 cm equals 3 km to determine the scale ratio of the map.________________
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