Question

An architect built a scale model of a shopping mall. On the model a circular fountain is 36 inches tall and 40.5 inches in diameter. If the actual fountain is to be 8 feet tall, what is it’s diameter

Answer 1

About 9.01 feet

Explanation:

Diagram

Fountain is 36 in tall and 40.5 in wide

Real Life

Fountain is 8 ft tall and x ft wide

1 ft=12 in

36 in = 96 in

40.5 in x in

96/36= 2.67

40.5*2.67= 108.135 in

108.135 in = 9.01 ft