Rita drew a scale drawing of a picnic area near the river.
The picnic area, which is 135 yards long in real life, is 15 inches long in the drawing.
What scale did Rita use for the drawing?
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1 INCH :
YARDS
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Rita used a scale of 1 inch: 9 yards for the drawing.
To find this scale, divide the length of the picnic area in real life (135 yards) by the length of the drawing (15 inches):
135 yards / 15 inches = 9 yards per inch.
Therefore, the scale used by Rita for the drawing is 1 inch to 9 yards.