The actual height, in feet, of the house is determined as 36.125 feet.
How to calculate the actual height of the house?
The actual height, in feet, of the house is calculated by applying the following formula as shown below;
The height of the building shown in the diagram;
= 8.5 inches
The scale of the house drawing is given as;
= 2 inches to 8.5 feet
The actual height, in feet, of the house is calculated as follows;
actual height = scale of drawing x height of house in drawing
actual height = (8.5 feet ) / (2 inches) x 8.5 inches
actual height = (8.5 feet x 8.5 ) / 2
actual height = 36.125 feet
So the actual height, in feet, of the house is 36.125 ft.