Question

Jeremy is building a birdhouse that is a scale model of his own house. If his house is 16 feet tall, and he wants to build his birdhouse 24 inches tall, what scale should he use?

Answer 1

Answer: 3:2 is the scale he should use

Step-by-step explanation: You simplify 24/16 by the GCF (greatest common factor) The GCF of 24 and 16 is 8 so
`(24)/(16)` ÷
`(8)/(8)` =
`(3)/(2)`. 3/2 could also be written as a scale or ratio which is 3:2.