Question

At a height of about 212 meters, One Shell Square is the tallest building in New Orleans. Marlie is creating a scale model of this building, using the scale 250 meters : 1 meter. To the nearest tenth of a meter, what will be the height of the scale model? Enter your answer as a decimal in the box.

Answer 1

The height of Marlie's scale model for One Shell Square at a scale of 250 meters to 1 meter will be 0.8 meters tall, rounded to the nearest tenth.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking about how to create a scale model of a building using a given scale factor. To find the height of Marlie's scale model of One Shell Square in New Orleans, you would use the scale 250 meters : 1 meter. Since the actual building is 212 meters tall, you divide 212 meters by the scale factor.

Scale model calculation:

1. Determine the scale factor, which is 250 meters in real life corresponding to 1 meter in the model.
2. Divide the actual height of the building (212 meters) by the scale factor (250).
3. The result gives you the height of the scale model.

212 meters ÷ 250 = 0.848 meters.

To the nearest tenth of a meter, Marlie's scale model will be 0.8 meters tall.

Answer 2

The correct answer for this question is this one:

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At a height of about 212 meters, One Shell Square is the tallest building in New Orleans. Marlie is creating a scale model of this building, using the scale 250 meters : 1 meter

So, that is 212/250 = 0.848. The answer in nearest tenth of a meter is 0.8