A scale drawing of a house addition shows a scale factor of 1 in. = 3.3 ft. Josh decides to make the house addition smaller, and he changes the scale of the drawing to 1 in. = 1.1 ft. What is the change in the scale factor from the old scale to the new scale? One-third Two-thirds 2.2 3
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A scale drawing of a house addition shows a scale factor of 1 in. = 3.3 ft. Josh decides to make the house addition smaller, and he changes the scale of the drawing to 1 in. = 1.1 ft.
What is the change in the scale factor from the old scale to the new scale? One-third Two-thirds 2.2 3
Solution 1
The change in the scale factor can be found by dividing the new scale factor by the old scale factor.
The old scale factor is 1 in. = 3.3 ft. The new scale factor is 1 in. = 1.1 ft.
So, the change in the scale factor is 1.1 ft / 3.3 ft = 0.3333...
This is approximately one-third. So, the answer is "One-third".
Solution 2
The change in the scale factor can be found by dividing the new scale factor by the old scale factor.
The old scale factor is 1 in. = 3.3 ft. The new scale factor is 1 in. = 1.1 ft.
So, the change in the scale factor is 1.1 ft / 3.3 ft = 0.3333...
This is approximately one-third. So, the answer is "One-third".
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