Question

Angelique is building a model of her home. Her house is 24 feet tall, and the home in her model is 8 inches tall. She wants to add figurines to her model to represent her family. Her brother is 5 feet tall. How many inches tall is the figurine in the model that represents her brother?

Answer 1

We have that

Her house is -----------------------24 feet tall

Her model is----------------------- 8 inches tall

The inch is a unit of length used primarily in the imperial and U.S. customary measurement systems, representing 1/12 of a foot

in =ft * 12.000

24 feet=12*24=288 inches

Her house is -----------------------288 inches tall

Her model is----------------------- 8 inches tall

288/8=36 scale of reduction

Her brother is 5 feet tall

The figurine in the model that represents her brother (5/36)=0.138889 feet

0.138889*12=1.67 inches

Answer 2

5/3

Explanation:

Her brother's height is 5/24 of the height of her home, so the figurine of her brother must be {5/24 the height of the model of her home.