Question

an artist painted a 6 foot tall painting, then decide to also create a smaller version. if she uses a scale of 4 inches=1.5 feet, what will be the height of the smaller painting

Answer 1

let
x----------------- > the height of the smaller painting
y-----------------> the height of the tall painting-----------> 6 ft

the scale factor is-------------- > x/y
(x/y)=(4 in)/(1.5 ft)
x=y*[(4 in)/(1.5 ft)]-------> 6*(4 in)/(1.5 ft)=16 in

the answer is x=16 in