Create a Scale Drawing

Scale Drawings
Design a living room that includes a sofa, a table, and a TV stand. The scale you will use is 1 unit represents 2 feet. The dimensions for everything you need to include in your room are listed below: [br][br]Room: rectangle 20 feet by 30 feet[br]TV stand: rectangle 4 feet by 2 feet[br]Sofa: rectangle 6 feet by 3 feet[br]Table: rectangle 5 feet by 2.5 feet[br][br]Use the [icon]/images/ggb/toolbar/mode_segment.png[/icon] tool to draw accurate measurements for all your items. Your shapes should not be the same lengths as the measurements above. You must draw them to scale on the graph provided. For example, a TV set that is 8 feet by 8 feet would be 4 units by 4 units.[br][br]After you complete your drawing, answer the questions below.
Use your drawing to answer the following questions
How many units were needed for the length and the width of your living room?
Type your answer in the space provided. DO NOT INCLUDE UNITS.
What is the area of your living room on the drawing? (HINT: How many squares make up the rectangle of the living room?)
If each unit on the grid represented 1 centimeter, what would the scale of the drawing be?
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