Sara uses a scale of 1 cm : 12 m to draw a floor plan of a


new store. She has to redraw the drawing so that it is


larger for her presentation. Could Sara use the following


scales? Select Yes or No for each scale.

A1 cm : 8 m
B1 cm : 20 m
C2 cm : 24 m
D3 cm : 15 m

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The correct answer is B. So for A, 8m is smaller than 12 m. For B, 20 m is Bigger. For C, Find how many meters is 1 centimeter, the answer is 1 cm : 12m, the meter is not bigger than 12, but the same, so C is wrong. For D, divide both sides by 3 to find 1 CM, the answer is 1 cm : 5 m, it is wrong.