the blueprints for a new house are scaled so that 1/4 inches equals 1 foot. the blueprint is the preimage and the house is the dilated image. the blueprints are plotted on a coordinates plane. what is the scale factor in terms of inches to inches?
The answer to this question is 48. The work is shown below:
1 ft = 12 in 1/4 in on blueprints = 12 in
12 x 4 = 48