Question

You land a new job as an advertising agent for motorcycles. the scale factor you will use to make your drawing ads is 1:24 if the actual motorcycle is 83 inches long and 33 inches wide, how long and how wide will be motorcycle be in ur ad when drawing it to scale

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  1. The motorcycle in the ad when drawing it to scale factor will be 3.46 inches long and 1.375 inches wide.

    What is Scale Factor?

    The scale factor is a way to compare figures with similar appearances but differing scales or measurements. Consider two circles that resemble one another but may have different radii. The scaling factor indicates how much a figure has increased or decreased from its initial value.
    Now, The scale factor is 1:24.
    So the length of the Drawing will be = Length of actual / 24
    So the length of the drawing is = 83/24 inches = 3.46 inches
    Similarly,  the breadth of Drawing will be = Breadth of actual / 24
    the breadth of the Drawing will be = 33/24 inches = 1.375 inches
    Therefore, the motorcycle in the ad will be 3.46 inches long and 1.375 inches wide.
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