Scale: 1 box = 4 inchesna Maria needs to convert this scale drawing from a scale of 1 box = 4 inches to a scale of 1 box = 2 inches. The width in the scale drawing shown is 3 boxes. What will be the width in boxes of the new drawing?
To convert the scale from 1 box = 4 inches to 1 box = 2 inches, we need to halve the size of each box.
Since the width in the original scale drawing is 3 boxes, the width in the new drawing will be 3 boxes divided by 2.
Width in new drawing = 3 boxes / 2 = 1.5 boxes. Answer: \boxed{1.5}.
To convert the scale from 1 box = 4 inches to 1 box = 2 inches, we need to scale down by a factor of 2.
Since the width in the scale drawing is originally 3 boxes, we can multiply it by the scaling factor to find the width in the new drawing.
New width in boxes = Original width in boxes * Scaling factor
New width in boxes = 3 boxes * 2
New width in boxes = 6 boxes
Therefore, the width in boxes of the new drawing will be 6 boxes.
To find the width of the new drawing in boxes, we need to convert the scale from 1 box = 4 inches to 1 box = 2 inches.
First, we need to find the width in inches of the current drawing. Since the scale is 1 box = 4 inches, and the width is 3 boxes, the width in inches is:
Width (in inches) = 3 boxes * 4 inches/box = 12 inches
Next, we need to convert this width from inches to the new scale of 1 box = 2 inches. To do this, we divide the width in inches by the conversion factor, which is the ratio of the new scale to the current scale:
Conversion factor = New scale / Current scale = 2 inches / 4 inches = 1/2
Now we can calculate the width of the new drawing in boxes:
Width (in boxes) = Width (in inches) / Conversion factor = 12 inches / (1/2) = 12 inches * 2/1 = 24 inches
Therefore, the width of the new drawing in boxes is 24 inches.