Question

A souvenir of the Eiffel Tower is scaled at 1/80 inch to 1 foot. If the total height of the tower is 1,069 feet, the approximate height of the souvenir of the Eiffel Tower to the nearest tenth is _____.

A.14

B.15

C.13

D.12

Answer 1

Answer: Option C

the approximate height of the souvenir of the Eiffel Tower to the nearest tenth is __13 in___.

Explanation:

We know that each foot of height of the Eiffel Tower is equivalent to 1/80 inch of height of the souvenir.

The Eiffel Tower is 1,069 feet high.

Then the height of the souvenir the 1,069 times 1/80 in

`h = 1,069 *(1)/(80)\\\\h=13.3\ in`

The answer is the option C