Question

Eric made a scale drawing of the Eiffel Tower. The actual Eiffel Tower is about 324 meters high. If he used a scale of 1:108, how high should the tower be in his drawing?

a) 3 meters
b) 32.4 meters
c) 216 meters
d) 34,992 meters

Answer 1

Using a scale of 1:108, Eric's scale drawing of the 324-meter high Eiffel Tower should be 3 meters high, which corresponds to answer (a).

Step-by-step explanation:

Eric made a scale drawing of the Eiffel Tower using a scale of 1:108. The actual Eiffel Tower is about 324 meters high. To calculate the height of the Eiffel Tower in his drawing, we use the scale ratio where 1 unit on the drawing represents 108 units in real life:

• To find the height in the drawing, we divide the actual height by the scale factor: Height in drawing = Actual Height / Scale Factor
• Thus, Height in drawing = 324 meters / 108 = 3 meters.

The correct height of the Eiffel Tower in his drawing should be 3 meters. Therefore, the answer to the question is (a) 3 meters.