Question

If a drawing of a house is 12 inches tall and the scale ratio is 1 inch:6 feet, how tall is the house?

А
6 feet
B
18 feet
C
72 feet
D
82 feet

Answer 1

72 ft

Explanation:

We can use a ratio to solve

1 inch 12 inches

---------- = -----------

6 ft x ft

Using cross products

1 * x = 6*12

x = 72 ft

Answer 2

The answer would be c