Question

Tom is building a scale model of his school. Tom uses a scale in which 1 inch represents 10 feet. If the school has an actual height of 28 feet, what is the height of the scale model in inches?

A. 2.8 inches
B. 28 inches
C. 280 inches
D. 0.28 inches

Answer 1

The height of the scale model of the school in inches is 2.8 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the height of the scale model in inches, we need to convert the actual height of the school to the scale model using the given scale. The scale of 1 inch representing 10 feet means that every 1 inch in the scale model represents 10 feet in reality.

So, to find the height of the scale model in inches, we divide the actual height of the school (28 feet) by the scale factor (10 feet) and convert the result to inches.

The height of the scale model would be 2.8 inches.