Question

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Answer the questions below.
Alexander is drawing a map of the Federal Triangle in Washington, D.C. The
actual Federal Triangle has a base of 3000 feet and height of 1200 feet.
Alexander needs his drawing to fit on his paper, so he decides to make the
base of his triangle 10 inches.
What scale is Alexander using?
1 inch:
feet
What is the height of Alexander's triangle in inches?
inches
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Answer 1

1 inch = 30 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

3000 ft. ÷10 inches. = 300 ft per inch

1200 ft ÷ 10 = 120 ft

So 10 inches represents 300 ft. per inch

and

10 inches