Math  /  Geometry

QuestionScale Factors \& Conversions
文글 Shawn measured a swimming pool and made a scale drawing. The diving board, which is 10 feet long in real life, is 2 inches long in the drawing. What scale factor does the drawing use?
「㮀], Simplify your answer and write it as a ratio, using a colon. \square A. 1:121: 12 B. 2:1202: 120 C. 2:102: 10 D. 1:601: 60 \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|} \hline \multicolumn{3}{|l|}{ Converstion Chart } \\ \hline 100 centimenters (cm) & == & 1 meter (m) \\ \hline 1000 millimeters (mp) & \multirow{2}{*}{\multicolumn{2}{|c|}{\begin{tabular}{l} Polling Question \\ What is the correct answer? \end{tabular}}} \\ \hline 12 inches (in) Wh & & \\ \hline 3 feet ( ft ) & & B \\ \hline & & \& \\ \hline \end{tabular} Students, draw anywhere on this slide!

Studdy Solution
Simplify the ratio to its simplest form:
2120=160 \frac{2}{120} = \frac{1}{60}
Thus, the scale factor is:
1:60 1:60
The correct answer is D. 1:601:60.

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