Question

Gary is making a model of the garage he is going to build in his backyard. The actual length of the garage is 75 feet. The model's length is 15 inches. Complete the scale: 1 in. = ?.

Answer 1

The scale: 1 inches = 5 feet

Explanation:

Given:

Actual length of backyard = 75 ft

Model's length = 15 inches

Complete;

The scale: 1 inches = ?

Computation:

The scale = Actual length of backyard / Model's length

The scale = 75 / 15

The scale = 5 ft

So,

The scale: 1 inches = 5 feet