Andre drew a plan of a courtyard at a scale of 1 to 60. On his drawing, one side of the courtyard is 2.75 inches. if Andre made another courtyard scale drawing at a scale of 1 to 12, would this drawing be smaller or larger than the first drawing? explain your reasoning

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29 April, 13:46

Andre drew a plan of a courtyard at a scale of 1 to 60. On his drawing, one side of the courtyard is 2.75 inches. if Andre made another courtyard scale drawing at a scale of 1 to 12, would this drawing be smaller or larger than the first drawing? explain your reasoning

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Alexander Saunders · Answer 1

Answer: The new drawing would be larger than the first drawing.

Step-by-step explanation:

A scale factor greater that one is an enlargement, but one smaller than one is a reduction