Question

joey made a scale drawing of an italian restaurant. the scale he used was 3 centimeters = 1 meter. what scale factor does the drawing use? simplify your answer and write it as a fraction.

Explanation:

Step1: Convert units to be equal

1 meter = 100 centimeters

Step2: Set up scale factor ratio

Scale factor = $\frac{\text{drawing length}}{\text{actual length}}$ = $\frac{3}{100}$

Step3: Simplify the fraction

$\frac{3}{100}$ is already in simplest form (3 and 100 share no common factors other than 1)

Answer:

$\frac{3}{100}$