Question

Your last visit is to the famous tourist attraction, the one and only Empire State Building! Your Boss wants you to double check your coworker’s measurements to determine if the scale drawing replicated is proportional to the actual Empire State Building.

Lastly, your Boss wants to know if your coworker’s scale drawing is an enlargement or reduction? Your coworker’s dimensions are 5.15 by 6.30 square feet. While the Empire State Building is 7.21 by ________________. What is the missing measurement of the side?Is this an enlargement or reduction?Explain why.

(Please explain thoroughly step by step how you solved the problem.If you can,please provide an image of how you solved the problem.)

Answer 1

Answer: 8.82

Work Shown:

(5.15)/(6.30) = (7.21)/(x)

5.15*x = 6.30*7.21 ....... cross multiply

5.15x = 45.423

x = (45.423)/(5.15) ...... dividing both sides by 5.15

x = 8.82