Question

For a school project, Lizzie is making a model of the Empire State Building. She is using a scale of 1 cm:8 ft. The Empire State Building is 1,252 feet tall. How tall is her model?

Answer 1

156.5cm

Explanation:

To find this take note the scale is 1 cm:8 ft and the actual building is 1252 ft tall.

So we will divide 1252 by 8.

1252/8= 156.5

Answer 2

The length of Lizzie's model is:

156.5 cm

Explanation:

Lizzie is making a model of the Empire State Building.

She is using a scale of 1 cm:8 ft.

8 ft = 1 cm

The Empire State Building is 1,252 feet tall.

1252/8 feet= 156.5 feet

or 1252 feet= 156.5×8 feet

8 feet= 1 cm

156.5×8 feet=156.5 cm

1252 feet= 156.5 cm

Hence, the length of her model is:

156.5 cm