If a mechanical drawing shows a scale of 1:4, what does this mean?
A) The drawing was finished on January 4th.
B) The drawing has a four times scale.
C) The drawing has a quarter scale.
D) The drawing has a fourteen scale
E) none of the above

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A scale of 1:4 means that every unit of measurement on the drawing represents four of the same units in the actual object, thus it is a quarter scale of the real size.

If a Mechanical Drawing Shows a Scale of 1:4, What