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13. A floor plan for a house uses a scale in which 1 inch represents 3 feet. The kitchen in the house is 10.5 feet wide. On the plan, the kitchen is

14. An architect is building a model of an apartment building that will be 186 meters tall. The architect uses a scale in which 1 centimeter represents 4 meters . The model will be

Answer 1

13. 3.5

14. 21.5

Explanation:

For each one, divide the real size by what 1 unit measures. For the first question, the real size is 10.5 and 1 unit (in this case an inch) represents 3 feet. So do 10.5/3 to get the number of inches uses to represent the total width. 10.5/3 = 3.5

For the second one, the real size is 186 meters. And 1 unit (this time it's a centimeter) represents 4 meters. So do 186/4 and you get 21.5, which is the number of centimeters used to represent the total height.