Question

The state capitol building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is 450 feet tall. Ella’s scale model of the building uses the scale 25 feet = 10 inches. How tall is Ella’s model?

A. 180 inches
B. 425 inches
C. 18 inches
D.1,125 inches

Answer 1

The answer is 18 inches.

Answer 2

Hey there!

"The state capitol building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is 450 feet tall. Ella’s scale model of the building uses the scale 25 feet = 10 inches. How tall is Ella’s model?"

• So, the first step as to finding our answer, we have to set up our equation
• Which is 450 divided by a number is 25 divided by 10, the number is unknown, so we will label it as a "
  `\bold{p}` value"
• 
  `\bold{(450)/(p)=(25)/(10)}`

• 
  `\bold{(450)/(p)=(25)/(10)}`
• 
  `\bold{Cross}`
  `\bold{multiply:450(10)=25(p)}`
• 
  `\bold{450(10)=4500}`
• 
  `\bold{25(p)=25p}`
• 
  `\bold{4500=25p}`
• Flip the equation:
  `\bold{25p=4500}`
• 
  `\bold{Divide}` by
  `\bold{25}` on each of your sides
• 
  `\bold{(25p)/(25)=(4500)/(25)}`
• 
  `\bold{Cancel:(25p)/(25)}` because it gives us an outcome of
  `\bold{1}` which is NOT apart of our answer choices
• 
  `\bold{Keep:(4500)/(25)}` because it gives us our answer
• Therefore:
  `\boxed{\boxed{\bold{Answer:A.180inches}}}`

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