Question

An artist made a 54-inch-tall statue of a former president. If the president was 6 feet tall, what scale did the artist use?

Answer 1

`1\text{ inch}=(1)/(9)\text{ foot}`

Explanation:

To get a scale of inches to feet, divide both 54 and 6 by 54:

`54\:\text{inches}=6\:\text{feet},\\\implies 1\:\text{inch}=(6)/(54)\:\text{ft}\implies \boxed{1\:\text{inch}=(1)/(9)\:\text{foot}}`