Question

Zola took a picture of Greg standing next to a building. Greg is 5 feet tall. The picture Zola took

shows Greg as ½ inch tall. If the building is 25 feet tall in real life, how tall should the building be
in the picture? Explain.

Answer 1

2inch tall

Step-by-step explanation

let the height of the building in the picture = y

5ft -––- ½ inch

20 ft -––- y inch

Cross multiply ✖️

20 × ½ = 5 × y

10 = 5y

10/5 = y

y = 2