Question

Mike is building a scale model of the statue of liberty, which is 305 feet tall. If she uses the scale of 1 inch = 10 feet,how tall will her model be? Put the exact answer

Answer 1

The height of the model is 30.5 in

Explanation:

we know that

The scale is

`(1)/(10)(in)/(ft)`

using proportion

Find out how tall will her model be if the actual height is 305 ft

Let

x -----> the height of the model in inches

`(1)/(10)(in)/(ft)=(x)/(305)(in)/(ft)\\\\x=305/10\\\\x=30.5\ in`

therefore

The height of the model is 30.5 in