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How Do You Solve a Scale Model Problem Using a Scale Factor? Instructional VideoHow Do You Solve a Scale Model Problem Using a Scale Factor? Instructional Video
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How Do You Solve a Scale Model Problem Using a Scale Factor?

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Scale drawings are used to represent many things. Scales are used all the time on maps, and in architectural drawings. Watch this video as the instructor illustrates a simple drawing of a blueprint to represent the footage of an actual house.

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scale, scale factors, ratios, Units, measurement

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Word Problem, real-world, scale, Units, math
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:20
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