Question

An engineering scale model shows a church that is 2 inches tall. if the scale is 1 inch = 256 feet, how tall is the actual church

Answer 1

Actual height of church = 512 feet

Explanation:

Given:

Scale model;

1 inch = 256 feet

Height of church (Scale model) = 2 inches

Find:

Actual height of church

Computation:

Actual height of church = Height of church (Scale model) x scale length

Actual height of church = 2 inches x 256 feet/inches

Actual height of church = 2 x 256 feet

Actual height of church = 512 feet