Question

While on a camping trip, James made a sketch of a sequoia tree. He used a scale of

1 cm= 100 ft.
f the width of the trunk of the tree was 0.4 centimeter on James’s sketch, what is the actual width of the tree, in feet?
A.25
B.40
C.250
D.400

show your work please

Answer 1

1cm = 100ft
0.4 cm = x ft
1x = 100 * 0.4
X = 40
B