Question

A construction company built a scale model of a new building. the model was built usinga scale of 3 inches= 32 feet. if the building is expected to be 200 feet tall, how tall is the model?

Answer 1

Answer: 18.75 inches

Explanation:

Let the height of the model be represented by x. Therefore, based on the information given in the question, we can form an equation which will be:

3/x = 32/200

Cross multiply

32 × x = 200 × 3

32x = 600

x = 600/32

x = 18.75

Therefore, the height of the model is 18.75 inches