Question

Representative fraction is the  ____________________

(a) ratio of the length in drawing to the actual length

(b) ratio of the actual length to the length in drawing

(c) reciprocal of actual length

(d) square of the length in drawing

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Answer 1

Correct answer is (a) ratio of the length in drawing to the actual length

To explain: Representative fraction is the ratio of the length of the object represented on drawing to the actual length of the object represented.