The Smiths want to buy a 9 ft. by 12 ft. carpet and center it in a 15 ft. by 20 ft. room.Which of the following would be an appropriate scale to use on an 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of paper for a sketch of the room and carpet? 1 inch = 1 foot1 inches = 1 foot1/2 inch = 1 foot2 inches = 1 foot,
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1 inch = 1 foot is the answer. The appropriate scale to use on an 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of paper for a sketch of the room and carpet is 1 inch = 1 foot. The other choices are incorrect because it is not possible for 1/2 inch= 1 foot and it is grammatically wrong when we say 1 inches= 1 foot.