Question

Darrien is building a model of the Globe Theatre stage using a scale of 1in:3 feet. On the model, the width of the stage is 15 inches. What is the actual width, in feet, of the stage?

a. 2.5 feet
b. 45 feet
c. 180 feet
d. 540 feet

Answer 1

The answer is 45 all u gotta do is multiply 15 times 3

Answer 2

b. 45 ft

Explanation:

The scale is 1 in : 3 ft.

1 inch in the model equals 3 feet real.

To go from the model size to the real size, multiply the model inch measurement by 3 and change to feet.

15 inch model size = 15 × 3 ft real size

Answer: 45 ft